Man of a Thousand Faces – Blu-ray Review (1 Viewer)

[t1g3r5fan]

For a long time in Hollywood up until the 1950’s, biopics often chronicled the lives of composers, politicians, and many other historical figures, but the spotlight was rarely turned on one of their own. With the release of Man of a Thousand Faces, Hollywood looked at one of the great stars of silent cinema – Lon Chaney – and his personal life as well. Previously released by Universal on DVD, Arrow has licensed the film for Blu-ray release as part of their Academy line.



Man of a Thousand Faces (1957)



Released: 19 Nov 1957
Rated: N/A
Runtime: 122 min




Director: Joseph Pevney
Genre: Biography, Drama



Cast: James Cagney, Dorothy Malone, Jane Greer, Marjorie Rambeau
Writer(s): Ralph Wheelwright (story), R. Wright Campbell, Ivan Goff, Ben Roberts



Plot: The life and career of vaudevillian and silent screen horror star...

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[Flashgear]

Thank you Mychal for your fine and informative review. I have the new Blu coming, and now really look forward with confidence to enjoying it soon!

 

[Robert Crawford]

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Thank you for your fine review as I'm in total agreement with it. An excellent Blu-ray from Arrow.

 

[Noel Aguirre]

I need to get this as I’m crazy for B&W CinemaScope. I had no idea this was widescreen as I’d only seen it during the sixties as a Sunday matinee TV flick.