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| Universal Pictures | Release Date: August 13, 1957 |
Starring:
Celia Lovsky, Dorothy Malone, Jack Albertson, James Cagney, Jane Greer, Jeanne Cagney, Jim Backus, Marjorie Rambeau, Robert Evans, Roger Smith
Summary:
The life and career of vaudevillian and silent screen horror star Lon Chaney, including his contentious relationship with his neurotic wife and his premature death.
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This is one of those rare birds: a well-done biopic that does justice to its famous subject. [11 Mar 1994, p.F24]
James Cagney gives it all his drive and speediness, but this plodding, straight-line 1957 biography of Lon Chaney Sr. never comes close to capturing the actor's obsessiveness or offering any insights as to how he made his personal pain and humiliation accessible and meaningful to a mass audience.
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The script and conception are so maudlin and degrading that Cagney's high dedication becomes somewhat oppressive.
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