Review of Man of a Thousand Faces (1957) by Robyn M — 14 Aug 2013
Other reviewers have knocked the film because it is not historically accurate and I can't dispute that. But for me, James Cagney's performance makes this a film that is a must-see. True, the film is short on depicting Lon Chaney's film characters and although we do get to see Cagney in makeup as the Hunchback of Notre Dame and The Phantom of the Opera, the scenes are extremely brief.
Most of the film depicts Chaney's conflict with his first wife, wonderfully played by the stunning Dorothy Malone - whew, what a knockout!- and the stormy/ intense relationship with his son.
This review of Man of a Thousand Faces (1957) was written by Robyn M on 14 August 2013.
Man of a Thousand Faces has generally received positive reviews.
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