List of the best Lon Chaney movies: He Who Gets Slapped(1924), The Penalty(1920), Thunder(1929), The Unholy Three(1925), West of Zanzibar(1928), Mockery(1927), The Blackbird(1926), The Unholy Three(1930), London After Midnight(1927), Where East Is East(1929), Mr. Wu(1927), Nomads of the North(1920) ... ...
Drama
USA
1924
76 Minutes
Lon Chaney Norma Shearer John Gilbert Tully Marshall Marc McDermott Ford Sterling Harvey Clarke Paulette Duval Ruth King Clyde Cook Brandon Hurst
clown circus performer partner baron wife brooding emotional uneasy laboratory household circus tent arena cage performance disillusionment dignity unrequited love science revenge
A bitter clown endeavors to rescue the young woman he loves from the lecherous count who once betrayed him.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
1920
70 Minutes
Lon Chaney Claire Adams Kenneth Harlan Charles Clary Ethel Grey Terry Edouard Trebaol Milton Ross James Mason Clarence Wilson Doris Pawn Lee Phelps
disabled person doctor mob boss daughter policewoman sculptor thrilling dark brooding san francisco house operating room hospital medical malpractice relationships mobsters crime vengeance undercover operations revenge
A deformed criminal mastermind plans to loot the city of San Francisco as well as revenge himself on the doctor who mistakenly amputated his legs.
Drama
USA
1929
85 Minutes
Lon Chaney Phyllis Haver James Murray Tom Keene Frances Morris Wally Albright
"Grumpy" Anderson is an old railroad engineer that is obsessed with keeping his train on schedule, no matter the cost. His two sons are also rail men, but don't share his single mindedness,... See full summary »
Crime, Drama, Romance
USA
1925
69 Minutes
Lon Chaney Mae Busch Matt Moore Victor McLaglen Harry Earles Matthew Betz Edward Connelly William Humphrey E. Alyn Warren Walter Perry John Merkyl
A sideshow ventriloquist, midget, and strongman form a conspiracy known as "The Unholy Three" and commit a series of robberies.
Adventure
USA
1928
68 Minutes
Lon Chaney Lionel Barrymore Mary Nolan Warner Baxter Jacqueline Gadsdon Roscoe Ward Kalla Pasha Curtis Nero
magician paraplegic nemesis wife daughter doctor brutal shocking gripping stage church zanzibar brothel magic act adultery disability kidnapping prostitution secret revenge
A magician seeks vengeance upon the man who paralyzed him and the illegitimate daughter he sired with the magician's wife.
Drama
USA
1927
66 Minutes
Lon Chaney Ricardo Cortez Barbara Bedford Mack Swain Emily Fitzroy Charles Puffy Kai Schmidt
russian peasant countess bolshevik revolutionary cossack melodramatic gripping tense siberia cottage palace russia friendship political unrest bolshevic revolution class conflict loyalty aristocracy rescue
During the Russian Revolution, a mentally challenged peasant saves then obsesses over a beautiful countess.
Crime, Drama
USA
1926
76 Minutes
Lon Chaney Renée Adorée Owen Moore Doris Lloyd Ernie S. Adams Sidney Bracey Eric Mayne Andy McLennan Lionel Belmore William Weston
thief bishop singer police officer ex-wife brooding crafty suspenseful music hall church apartment mission love triangle secret identity jewelry theft framed reformation rivalry love pursuit
Two thieves, the Blackbird and West End Bertie, fall in love with the same girl, a French nightclub performer named Fifi. Each man tries to outdo the other to win her heart.
Crime, Drama
USA
1930
72 Minutes
Lon Chaney Lila Lee Elliott Nugent Harry Earles John Miljan Ivan Linow Clarence Burton Crauford Kent
ventriloquist strong man dwarf pickpocket young man love interest creepy fascinating quirky circus small town pet shop mansion cabin city theft impersonation murder jealousy false accusations
"Talkie" remake of Tod Browning's 1925 silent film. A trio of former sideshow performers double as the "Unholy Three" in a scam to nab some shiny rocks.
Horror
USA
1927
60 Minutes
Lon Chaney Marceline Day Henry B. Walthall Percy Williams Conrad Nagel Polly Moran Edna Tichenor Claude King Jules Cowles Andy McLennan
The abandoned home of a wealthy man who supposedly committed suicide five years earlier is taken over by ghoulish figures - could they be vampires?
Drama
USA
1929
70 Minutes
Lon Chaney Lupe Velez Lloyd Hughes Estelle Taylor Louis Stern Duke Kahanamoku Mrs. Wong Wing Richard R. Neill
When an animal trapper in Indo-China finds that his daughter's fiancé is being successfully seduced by her estranged mother, he takes appropriate action.
Drama
USA
1927
80 Minutes
Lon Chaney Louise Dresser Renée Adorée Holmes Herbert Ralph Forbes Gertrude Olmsted Mrs. Wong Wing Claude King Anna May Wong Sonny Loy
When Mandarin Wu's unmarried daughter becomes pregnant by a young Englishman, he seeks vengeance.
Drama
USA
1920
109 Minutes
Lon Chaney Lewis Stone Melbourne MacDowell Spottiswoode Aitken Betty Blythe Francis Macdonald
A Canadian Mountie allows an innocent fugitive to escape with the women he loves.
Drama
1922
82 Minutes
Lon Chaney Marguerite De La Motte Harrison Ford John St. Polis Walter Long Buddy Messinger Priscilla Bonner Frances Raymond
A dying Chinese laundryman converts to Christianity and saves his friend, a minister, from a blackmail plot.
Crime, Drama
1923
96 Minutes
Lon Chaney Virginia Valli Jack Mower William Welsh Henry Barrows Christine Mayo Harry Devere John Beck Walter Long
A crippled criminal (Lon Chaney) falls in love with the daughter (Virginia Valli) of the banker he has been sent to harm.
Drama
USA
1920
75 Minutes
Priscilla Dean Wheeler Oakman Lon Chaney Ralph Lewis E. Alyn Warren Stanley Goethals Melbourne MacDowell Wilton Taylor Rose Plumer
monk robber criminal rival father daughter melodramatic intense spirited hideout big city street redemption double-cross father/daughter relationship heist wrongfully accused jewelry theft transformation rivalry
In this early collaboration with director Tod Browning (Dracula, Freaks), Chaney delivers a dual performance of dramatic intensity, starring as Ah Wing, a kind-hearted student of Confucian ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1919
59 Minutes
Priscilla Dean Wellington Playter Lon Chaney Spottiswoode Aitken Gertrude Astor Kalla Pasha
A slum girl is forced to steal for a living. After she swipes a rich society's matron's necklace, she hides out at the home of a man who turns out to be the socialite's former fiance.
Drama
USA
1919
80 Minutes
Henry B. Walthall Mary Anderson Lon Chaney Milton Ross Thornton Edwards William Bowman Garry McGarry Ernest Pasque
During World War I, a professional thief known as The Lone Wolf is assigned to steal a cylinder with important information from behind the German lines and bring it to Allied intelligence ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Drama, Romance
1919
62 Minutes
Jack Holt Seena Owen Wallace Beery Ben Deeley Lon Chaney Bull Montana