I have a horror box set with many films he appeared in awaiting to be presented for my viewing pleasure. His legacy is not forgotten. Thanks to archiving and improvement in access to films, he may find newfound fame by way of sleeper hit.
shareI hope in my lifetime to see London After Midnight...But I think the film is totally lost.
shareGene Simmons of KISS has always been a huge fan!
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I like the phantom, hunchback, the unholy three and many more especially with director Tod Browning...I have a dvd boxset of Chaney including a documentary...
The documentary of Chaney.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9j8NohCFz8&t=2324s
You're not. I only have a copy of Phantom on DVD but whenever one of his films turns up I will try to catch. I only recently saw both versions of Unholy Three on a classic station back to back.
shareI both version of the Unholy Three on dvd.
I prefer the silent version.
PS: I also have a copy of his biography: The Man Behind the 1000 Faces by Michael Blake
shareNo, you're not. I love Chaney to pieces and have seen most of his 1920s movies several times.
shareHis son is much more famous.
shareThat's probably true. Chaney Jr's films get shown a lot more.
shareChaney Senior was more known for silent films in the 1920's. When we hear Lon Chaney, we think Junior. I've never seen any of the elder Chaney's films.
shareI've seen some of Chaney Sr's stuff. I heard somewhere that after his dad died Lon Chaney Jr dropped the 'Jr' from his name and just went by 'Lon Chaney'.
shareActually he went by Creighton at first. He didn’t adopt Lon Chaney Jr until years after his father had passed away. It was at the studios urging.
shareAh, I knew his real name was Creighton but I didn't know he used it for as long as he did. Apparently he dropped the 'Jr' from The Wolf Man (1941) onwards.
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