I haven’t done the math but today is the natal anniversary of Lon Chaney’s birth in 1883. The occasion gives us a good reason to take a look at a few more of Chaney’s 1,000 Faces.
THE PENALTY (1920) – Lon’s “legs” and coat are now in the Los Angeles Museum of Natural History:
OUTSIDE THE LAW (1923):
THE TRAP (1922):
THE TRAP, again, and the same character now in anguish:
HE WHO GETS SLAPPED (1924) with Norma Shearer:
As another clown in LAUGH CLOWN LAUGH (1928):
WEST OF ZANZIBAR (1928):
I’d better include at least one photo from THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1925):
LONDON AFTER MIDNIGHT (1927), perhaps the most famous “lost” American film:
Happy Birthday, Lon!
OLD HOLLYWOOD IN COLOR 