The best Lon Chaney Jr.’s documentary movies

Lon Chaney Jr.

Lon Chaney Jr.

10/02/1906- 12/07/1973
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Terror in the Aisles

Terror in the Aisles
6.3/10
  • Genre: DocumentaryHorror
  • Release: 26/10/1984
  • Character: Larry Talbot (archive footage) (uncredited)
A non-stop roller coaster ride through the scariest moments of the greatest terror films of all time.

Universal Horror

Universal Horror
7.6/10
A documentary about the era of classic monster movies that were made at Universal Studios during the 1930s and 1940s.

Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces

Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces
7.8/10
Lon Chaney, the silent movie star and makeup artist, renowned for his various characterizations and celebrated for his horror films, becomes the subject of this documentary.

Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed

Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
6.5/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 29/08/2000
  • Character: (archive footage)
Documentary featured on the Classic Monster Collection and Monster Legacy Collection for The Mummy (1932).

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
7.7/10
Famous Monster takes a fast-paced, colorful look at the life of science fiction's greatest fan - Forrest J. Ackerman, whose 85 year love affair with the genre helped bring it into the mainstream and shape the way we view science fiction today.

Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces

Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces
5.9/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 25/10/1995
  • Character: (archive footage)
Born Creighton Chaney, this is a biographical documentary on Lon Chaney Jr, the only star to play all four of the classic monsters: the Mummy, the Wolf Man, Frankenstein and Dracula.

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