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Lon Chaney
Lon Chaney was an American film actor and make-up artist, known for his ability to transform himself into grotesque and often complex character roles for film. He was a silent film star in the 1920s and is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Quasimodo in The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Erik in The Phantom of the Opera. Chaney's work as a make-up artist and his dedication to crafting realistic and disturbing character depictions have had a lasting impact on the film industry.
Titles credited to Lon Chaney
The Unknown
A criminal on the run hides in a circus and seeks to possess the daughter of the ringmaster at any cost.
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The Phantom of the Opera
The deformed Phantom who haunts the Paris Opera House causes murder and mayhem in an attempt to make the woman he loves a star.
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West of Zanzibar
A magician seeks vengeance upon the man who paralyzed him and the illegitimate daughter he sired with the magician's wife.
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame
In 15th century France, a gypsy girl is framed for murder by the infatuated Chief Justice, and only the deformed bellringer of Notre Dame Cathedral can save her.
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Tell It to the Marines
U.S. Marine Sergeant O'Hara has his hands full training raw recruits, one of whom, 'Skeets' Burns, is a particular thorn in his side. If Burns's lackadaisical approach to the military were not bad eno...
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The Blackbird
Two thieves, the Blackbird and West End Bertie, fall in love with the same girl, a French nightclub performer named Fifi. Each man tries to outdo the other to win her heart.
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Where East Is East
A Chinese wife returns to the American family she left and moves in on her daughter's (Lupe Velez) beau (Lloyd Hughes).
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Mr. Wu
When Mandarin Wu's unmarried daughter becomes pregnant by a young Englishman, he seeks vengeance.
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The Monster
A general store clerk and aspiring detective investigates a mysterious disappearance that took place quite close to an empty insane asylum.
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Shadows
Yen Sin, a humble Chinese, is washed ashore after a storm and finds himself an outsider in the deeply Christian fishing community of Urkey. Yen Sin elects to stay, despite his status as a despised 'he...
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