The best Lon Chaney’s crime movies

Lon Chaney

Lon Chaney

01/04/1883- 26/08/1930
Today we present the best Lon Chaney’s movies. If you are a great movie fan, you will surely know most of them, but we hope to discover a movie that you have not yet seen … and that you love! Let’s go there with the best Lon Chaney’s movies.

The Blackbird

The Blackbird
6.7/10
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.

The Penalty

The Penalty
7.3/10
Blizzard, deranged from a childhood operation in which both his legs were needlessly amputated after an accident, becomes a vicious criminal, and eventually mob leader of the San Francisco underworld.

The Unholy Three

The Unholy Three
7.2/10
  • Genre: CrimeDramaRomance
  • Release: 20/07/1925
  • Character: Professor Echo / Granny O'Grady
Three sideshow performers form a conspiracy known as "The Unholy Three" - a ventriloquist, midget, and strongman working together to commit a series of robberies.

The Ace of Hearts

The Ace of Hearts
6.8/10
A romantic rivalry among members of a secret society becomes even more tense when one of the men is assigned to carry out an assassination.

While the City Sleeps

While the City Sleeps
6.5/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 15/02/1928
  • Character: Dan Coghlan
A tough New York cop is determined to bring down a crook who has always managed to provide an alibi for the crimes he's been accused of, even though the detective knows he's guilty of committing them.

Outside the Law

Outside the Law
6.5/10
Silent Madden and his daughter Molly have left the criminal underworld of San Francisco thanks to the wise teachings of Chang Low, a Confucian master. But the evil Black Mike Sylva is determined to frame Madden to avenge a mistake from the past…

Flesh and Blood

Flesh and Blood
6.2/10
  • Genre: Crime
  • Release: 22/08/1922
  • Character: David Webster
A convict hiding in Chinatown assumes the identity of a cripple to track down a businessman who framed him 15 years previously. He discovers that his daughter has fallen in love with the businessman's son.

Voices of the City

Voices of the City
6.9/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 01/12/1921
  • Character: O'Rourke
Voices of the City is a 1921 American silent crime drama film starring Leatrice Joy and Lon Chaney that was directed by Wallace Worsley. It is considered to be a lost film.

Nomads of the North

Nomads of the North
5.8/10
A Canadian Mountie allows an innocent fugitive to escape with the women he loves.

The Unholy Three

The Unholy Three
6.7/10
  • Genre: CrimeDramaRomance
  • Release: 12/07/1930
  • Character: Professor Echo / Grandma O'Grady
"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.

The Wicked Darling

The Wicked Darling
6.4/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 25/12/1919
  • Character: Stoop Connors
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.

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