Man of a Thousand Faces (1957) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Joseph Pevney.

Cast

• James Cagney as Lon Chaney
• Dorothy Malone as Cleva Creighton Chaney
• Jane Greer as Hazel Bennet Chaney
• Marjorie Rambeau as Gert
• Jim Backus as Clarence Locan
• Robert Evans as Irving Thalberg
• Celia Lovsky as Mrs. Chaney
• Jeanne Cagney as Carrie Chaney
• Jack Albertson as Dr. J. Wilson Shiels
• Roger Smith as Creighton Chaney (at 21)
• Robert Lyden as Creighton Chaney (at 13)
• Rickie Sorensen as Creighton Chaney (at 8)
• Dennis Rush as Creighton Chaney (at 4)
• Nolan Leary as Pa Chaney
• Simon Scott as Carl Hastings
• Clarence Kolb as Clarence Kolb
• Danny Beck as Max Dill
• Philip Van Zandt as George Loane Tucker
• Hank Mann as Comedy Waiter #1
• Harry 'Snub' Pollard as Comedy Waiter #2
• Emile Avery as Stagehand (uncredited)
• Al Bain as Actor in Bullpen (uncredited)
• Bobby Barber as The Miracle Man Extra (uncredited)
• Russ Bender as Judge (uncredited)
• Marjorie Bennett as Vera (uncredited)
• June Blair as Chorine (uncredited)
• Nicky Blair as Cameraman of ‘Unholy Three' (uncredited)
• Larry J. Blake as David T. Stone (uncredited)
• Harold Bostwick as Piano Player (uncredited)
• Rudy Bowman as Actor in Bullpen (uncredited)
• Chet Brandenburg as Stagehand (uncredited)
• Helen Brown as Mrs. Heinley (uncredited)
• Robert Brubaker as Jack Conway (uncredited)
• John Bryant as William R. Darrow Jr. (uncredited)
• George Calliga as Ceremony Guest (uncredited)
• Charles Cane as Studio Guard (uncredited)
• Anna Lee Carroll as Chorine (uncredited)
• James J. Casino as Stagehand (uncredited)
• Spencer Chan as Chinese Extra in Bullpen (uncredited)
• Bill Chatham as Shadow Dancer (uncredited)

Crew

• Joseph Pevney — Director
• R. Wright Campbell — Screenplay
• Ivan Goff — Screenplay
• Ben Roberts — Screenplay
• Russell Metty — Director of Photography
• Frank Skinner — Original Music Composer
• Robert Arthur — Producer

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