man of a thousand face be a film that positively reek of hollywood sap . it be quite obviously that the screenwriter take a look at a time line of chaney life and take out the major event only to write his own story . jim cagney star a lon chaney and the man of a thousand face . chaney be a slender and tall man and cagney be short and stubby . be the film accurate . no not at all . the screenwriter obviously take a look at main event in chaney life and fabricate it to match a story . cagney be a legend but he be not right at all for the role . chaney be a tall and slender man and cagney be short and stubby . lon chaney jr be not bear in a hospital and he be bear prematurely in chaney cabin in oklahoma . the doctor be afraid the boy be still bear and chaney take his axe and rush lon jr to the lake and cut a hole in the winter ice and dunk him under . cleva be 17 year old when lon jr be bear . chaney and his first wife cleva have trouble find work and be force to travel the country with various theater group search for a job . lonchaney . com bio claim lon jr would steal sandwich and money when the audience be not look . the whole plot about chaney have conflict with his wife be silly . lon jr never leave and he very much love his father and would tour with him . chaney have work but it be not until he star in the hunchback of notre dame do he gain the success he have . the make up job be fantastic for the time and the uninformed movie goer think that be chaney actual face . also the movie glamorize his time at universal and yes his two major film be produce there but most of his film be make for mgm . in fact universal fire chaney because he think he deserve more money . the end be the part that get me the most . yes chaney be sick but he die in his sleep . he never would let his illness get to him and in fact he be plan on make a huge come back and move into the talkie . chaney sr hat the idea of lon jr become an actor . he think he need a man job and force him to seek various odd job . chaney jr become an actor because he have a family to fee and he think he could get work because he be lon son . the life of a legend be poke and pull at until it be turn into this . the soundtrack be horrible as well and the music that play when chaney mute parent be on screen be subtle racism to the deaf in my book . the movie be pathetic positively pathetic . jim cagney be an outstanding actor and but he should have never be offer this role . chaney die at age 47 and cagney be all ready 57 year old when he begin make the film . if you do the math the movie begin in 1905 when chaney be 24 year old . we can not expect historical accuracy with every movie but a a fan of chaney i felt insulted watching this piece of crap . you know lon chaney would suffer for his art and we need more people like him and less people who want to milk a story for a dollar .