Lon Chaney, Jr.

Lon Chaney, Jr.

Lon Chaney, Jr. news, related photos and videos, and reviews of Lon Chaney, Jr. performances. According to Wikipedia: Lon Chaney, Jr. was an American character actor, well-known mainly for his roles in monster movies and as the son of... [more]

Lon Chaney, Jr. news, related photos and videos, and reviews of Lon Chaney, Jr. performances. According to Wikipedia: Lon Chaney, Jr. was an American character actor, well-known mainly for his roles in monster movies and as the son of Lon Chaney. He was born Creighton Tull Chaney, began acting under that name, and was first credited as "Lon Chaney, Jr." only in 1935, as a studio marketing ploy by a small production outfit.

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The Magnificence of Bedford Falls . . .

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There is a geography in my mind as real as that around me -- a geography based in film. In locations, real, created, or recreated in film and television - a fictional landscape that also makes sense to me. Maybe more sense than the real world. In all the noir study I did for World Gone Wrong I mapped out the city of Los Angeles in my head from the dozens and dozens of films I watched that were shot in that city from 1941-1958. There is a very real L.A. in my head that is stuck in a endless 1947-1953, where Edmund O'Brien ... Read Full Story

The Wolf Man (1941, George Waggner)

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The Wolf Man ’s most lasting influence–beyond the advantages of using Larry Talbot as a synonym (Pynchon did it in Vineland ) and the endlessly suffering protagonist–has to be the music. I noticed parts both John Williams (for The Empire Strikes Back ) and Danny Elfman (for Batman Returns ) lifted. The music is an essential part of the film, as many of Lon Chaney Jr.’s scenes are almost silent film style solo ones, where Chaney visualizes his internal turmoil. Director Waggner’s style works for the film and against. There’s little attempt to create any sense of the uncanny. Between the booming music and ... Read Full Story

Spider Baby or, The Maddest Story Ever Told (1968, Jack Hill)

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Spider Baby might not be “the maddest story ever told,” but it comes somewhat close. The film’s a strange mix of haunted house, 1950s sci-fi and cartoon humor–I don’t think I’ve ever seen such a live action cartoon; it’s like “Scooby Doo” on expired sleeping pills. It opens with that 1950s sci-fi introduction, the erudite gentlemen addressing the camera. Here it’s Quinn K. Redeker, who maybe doesn’t do the erudite well, but is a solid and likable leading man for the picture. Immediately following–oh, I forgot the amazing opening titles, which are animated and set to song (with Lon Chaney Jr. singing no less)– ... Read Full Story

Lon Chaney Shall Not Die

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Today The Vault of Horror marks the 125th anniversary of the birth of the great Lon Chaney Sr. How fitting indeed that April Fool's Day would be the birthday of Hollywood's greatest illusionist. Born Leonidas Frank Chaney on April 1, 1883, he would go on to become the single greatest celebrity of the silent film era, with only Charles Chaplin being a possible exception. He was best known for his incredible skill with makeup--so much so that he even wrote an entry on the subject for the Encyclopedia Brittanica. Always doing his own work, Chaney was able to dramatically transform himself for a wide ... Read Full Story

Cagney's Chaney Sees the Light of Day After a Decade

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I thought I'd point out today that James Cagney's excellent Lon Chaney biopic The Man of a Thousand Faces (1957) is being released to DVD tomorrow. The late Cagney classic has been out of circulation since 1998, when it was initially released at the dawning of the digital video age. Since then, it's become very hard to come by, so if you've never seen it, nows your chance. Although in my opinion the finest leading man of the Hollywood studio era, Cagney grew weary of the endless gangster roles he was so damn good at. And so this project was close to his heart, ... Read Full Story
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Scared still: Actresses' roles in classic horror films stand test...
Times OnlineScared still: Actresses' roles in classic horror films stand test ...Baltimore Sun, United StatesThe creators of our horror-movie archetypes were all vivid male performers such as Lon Chaney (The Phantom of the Opera), Boris Karloff ( Frankenstein), Bela Lugosi ( Dracula) and Lon Chaney, Jr. (The Wolf Man). But going through my list of favorite ...Movie Review: 'Drag Me to Hell' is perfect summer horror flick Seattle Post...  
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Peter S. Beagle On Unicorns, Golems, and the Law
For some years now I've been thinking about doing a book based on the real-life friendship between Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi. Lon Chaney, Jr., and Peter Lorre...or, as they were actually named, William Henry Pratt, Béla Blaskó, Creighton Chaney, ...  
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