Man of a Thousand Faces
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Movie Reviews of Man of a Thousand Faces
Movie Review: Perhaps Cagney's finest performance in a mature role
Summary: 5 Stars
Cagney plays Lon Chaney in this film about the great imitator's life. Chaney himself was a very private person, prefering the quiet of hearth and home to the wild Hollywood night life. Hollywood was where he worked, not a way of life. In this way both he and the man who plays him (James Cagney) have much in common.
Cagney and Chaney looked totally different, yet Cagney makes this role work. In Cagney's biography "Cagney on Cagney", he admits that the story takes certain liberties with Chaney's life as most biopics do, but there are many actual events in Chaney's life that are in the movie. Chaney was indeed the child of two deaf mute parents - he got his gift for pantomime in communicating with them. His first marriage was a rocky one, just as the film portrays. Whether the trouble started over his first wife believing that their child would be deaf and being horrified by the possibility as is portrayed in the film I don't know, but given early 20th century attitudes toward disability it is entirely possible.
The film whether accurate or not, was a loving tribute to Chaney that was instrumental in a revival of interest in his films. I consider this to be possibly Cagney's best performance in a mature role with maybe the exception of 1956's "These Wilder Years", also not on DVD, or VHS for that matter.
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Movie Review: Only ONE reason to watch this DVD
Summary: 5 Stars
James Cagney was Great in this film, it stands out as one of my favorites of all time. It showcases the career of Lon Chaney and his tumultuous marriage to his wife, played by Dorothy Malone, who has a diffult time accepting Lon's folks because they are Deaf Mutes and an even more diffult time accepting the fact that the child she is carrying could end up the same way.
I have waited for years for this movie to make it to DVD and it is finally here and the transfer is excellent, but granted, I'm not as nit picky as some. I highly reccomend this one folks.
Movie Review: A real classic
Summary: 5 Stars
In a time when Universal was making "C" movies, they lost their head and created a motion picture that contained all the elements for great viewing.Cagney was as believable as possible, as were the rest of the cast. Couple this with "To kill a Mockingbird", and the studio shows it can do more than take up space.Movie Review: Double Fantastic!
Summary: 5 Stars
Lon Chaney was an incredible treasure of his time; and James Cagney an incredible treasure of his. To have both in the same work, and have that work be the epitome of artistic and technical achievement is a gift to the generations to come. Hopefully, they'll have the sense to appreciate both men!Movie Review: Man of a Thousand Faces
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a fantastic bio. Thank your lucky stars that Universal reissued it. I only wish that the makeup dealing with Lon Chaney was not underplayed. James Cagney was terrific and so were Dorothy Malone and Jane Greer. If you haven't seen it, SEE IT!