American Cinematographer - January 2001 - 112

With a
Chameleonic actor Lon

Chaney, Hollywood's "Man of a Thousand
Faces," made a plethora of home movies that revealed the person
behind the disguises.
by Michael F. Blake

about

step on a spider

might
by a friend,
"Don't step on that spider! It
might be Lon Chaney!" This
good-natured joke, which was in
widespread circulation for nearly a
decade, is symbolic of the fascination
the movie-going public held for a

In the early 1920s, a man who was
to

well be cautioned

chameleon-like

actor

who became

of the world's top

motionattractions.
Chaney's
uncanny ability to alter his visage in
such movies as The Hunchback of
Notre Dame and Phantom of the
Opera garnered him the sobriquet
one

picture

"The Man of a Thousand Faces."
In addition to

being a pioneer
motion-picture
makeup, Chaney was also one of the
first celebrities to indulge in the
hobby of home movies. Long before
entertainer Ken Murray made home
movies a popular subject, Chaney
was
quietly recording shots of fellow
performers, visiting dignitaries,
family members and wildlife from
his trips into the Sierras. He once
boasted, "The best thing I do is
thread my camera on horseback."
in

the

In

field

a

of

1930 American

Cine¬

matographer article, Chaney claimed
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