HORROR - SCI FI: Lon Chaney

Lon Chaney . . . Father and son.

Which one you remember, presuming that you can remember at least one, depends on your age and your Hollywood History IQ!

Maven - in an earlier incarnation! - remembers seeing Chaney, Jr. at the movies.

Her mother was old enough to remember Chaney, Sr., in silent movies . . . except Mother hated silents because the titles broke up the flow of the movies to show dialogue and who was doing what and why!

"London After Midnight" (1927)

A Lon Chaney, Sr., Lost Film

"London After Midnight" (1927)

With Lon Chaney, Sr., and Polly Moran

Maven has just found a 46 minute version of the still restoration of London After Midnight. . . . It's not the "motion" picture but the incredible work that must have gone into it is even more impressive watching this way.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1667392134797038328

Turner Classic Movies' Still Restoration:

Part One: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpO9NX_sWgA

Part Two: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPxkbGfqvQM

Part Three: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9sQUUKwmak

Part Four: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzx3YJmcvZs

Part Five: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPtGgI1WiKM&feature=related

More information about the movie can be found at http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0018097/fullcredits#cast.

There is a website devoted to the Chaneys and an online interview with Ron Chaney, the grandson of Chaney, Jr.:

http://www.lonchaney.com/

Part One: http://www.horror-wood.com/ronchaney.htm

Part Two: http://www.horror-wood.com/ronchaney2.htm

And other goodies from the archives at www.horror-wood.com.

The Lon Chaney Hand Puppet

From "The Penalty" (1920)

There is one devoted to Lon Chaney, Sr.: http://www.lonchaney.org/. It has lots of goodies including a Lon Chaney Hand Puppet from his movie The Penalty (1920) at http://www.lonchaney.org/puppet.html. To go to the hand puppet directly, go to http://www.lonchaney.org/photos/puppet.gif

There is an e-nterview with Janet Ann Gallow about The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942) in which she starred with Chaney, Jr., as the Monster:

http://gammillustrations.bizland.com/monsterkid5/gallow1.html

http://gammillustrations.bizland.com/monsterkid5/gallow2.html

Lon Chaney, Jr.

As Himself

Lon Chaney, Jr. and Jack Pierce

Gettting "Wolfie" Ready

Here is a wee bit about the makeup - and makeup master - who brought Lon Chaney to the level of Hollywood Legend along with Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi:

Lon Chaney, Jr. and Jack Pierce

And a brief clip of Chaney as the Wolf Man in Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstien (1948):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baZa1kTAUhM

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