The turbulent life and professional career of vaudeville actor and silent screen horror star Lon Chaney (1883-1930), the man of a thousand faces; bearer of many personal misfortunes that even his great success could not mitigate.

The Strange Door

1951

English

6.3

♡ 3

33%

Joseph Pevney Director

Patrick Whyte as Butcher

Michael Pate as Talon

Forbes Murray as Wedding Guest

Hal Taggart as Wedding Guest

The wicked Alain plots an elaborate revenge against his younger brother Edmund, leading to a deadly confrontation in his dungeon deathtrap.

Female on the Beach

1955

English

6.4

♡ 7

48%

Joseph Pevney Director

Jan Sterling as Amy Rawlinson

Marjorie Bennett as Mrs. Murchison

Natalie Schafer as Queenie Sorenson Ed Fury

Ed Fury as Roddy

Lynn Markham moves into her late husband's beach house the morning after former tenant Eloise Crandall fell from the cliff. To her annoyance, Lynn finds both her real estate agent and Drummond Hall, her beachcomber neighbor, making themselves quite at home. Lynn soon has no doubts of what her scheming neighbors are up to, but she finds Drummond's physical charms hard to resist. And she still doesn't know what really happened to Eloise.

The Night of the Grizzly

1966

English

6.5

♡ 5

55%

parent child relationship

ranch

Western

wyoming, usa

Joseph Pevney Director

Martha Hyer as Angela Cole

Regis Toomey as Cotton Benson

Keenan Wynn as Jed Curry Ron Ely

Ron Ely as Tad Curry

Marshall "Big Jim" Cole turns in his badge and heads to Wyoming with his family in order to settle on some land left him by a relative. He faces opposition both from a neighbor who wants that land for his own sons, and from a grizzly bear nicknamed "Satan" who keeps killing Cole's livestock.

Shakedown

1950

English

7.1

♡ 3

Joseph Pevney Director

Peggie Castle as Coat-Check Girl at Bay View Club

Howard Duff as Jack Early

Joseph Pevney as Keller - Reporter

Forbes Murray as Mr. Spencer

Jack Early is a photographer who will stop at nothing to climb his way to the very top of the success ladder. On the strength of his sheer tenacity, he gets a job with a major newspaper, and it's not long before he's made a name for himself by charming a notorious crime boss, Nick Palmer, into allowing himself to be photographed. Palmer takes him under his wing, but Early decides to bite the hand that feeds him and sets Palmer and another crime boss, Colton, against one another.

Congo Crossing

1956

English

5.5

♡ 4

Joseph Pevney Director

Kathryn Givney as Amelia Abbott

Michael Pate as Bart O'Connell

Peter Lorre as Colonel John Miguel Orlando Arragas

Tudor Owen as Emile Zorfus

Congotanga, West Africa, has no extradition laws; the government is controlled by foreign gangsters, headed by Carl Rittner. The latest plane from Europe carries lovely Louise Whitman, fleeing a French murder charge, and Mannering, who pays resident hit man O'Connell to kill her. Through a chain of circumstances Louise, O'Connell, and heroic surveyor David Carr end up alone in the jungle on Carr's mission to determine the true border of Congotanga... in which Rittner is keenly interested.

Mysterious Island of Beautiful Women

1979

English

4.6

♡ 5

50%

Action

Adventure

Joseph Pevney Director

Rosalind Chao as Flower

Steven Keats as Mike Stapleton

Sandy McPeak as Stu

Clint Walker as Wendell

The all-male crew of an oil company makes an emergency landing on an island and finds itself at the mercy of a tribe of hostile women programmed to kill all men.

Flesh and Fury

1952

English

6.6

♡ 1

75%

Joseph Pevney Director

Harry Guardino as Lou Callan - Paul's Brother

Carl Sklover as Referee for Lugano Fight

Jan Sterling as Sonya Bartow

Louis Jean Heydt as Whitey

Deaf boxer Paul Callan captures the interest of gold-digging blonde Sonya Bartow and retired fight manager 'Pop' Richardson. For a time, Sonya has the upper hand with Paul, but ultimately a rival appears in the shape of upper-crust reporter Ann Hollis. With a 3-way fight under way for influence over Paul, he takes matters into his own hands, but learns that getting what he wanted isn't necessarily a happy ending.

The Midnight Story

1957

English

6.7

♡ 2

Joseph Pevney Director

John Indrisano as Card Player

Joe Turkel as Lothario at Dance

Ted de Corsia as Lt. Kilrain

Gilbert Roland as Sylvio Malatesta

Beloved priest Father Thomasino is murdered in a San Francisco alley, and the police have few clues. But traffic cop Joe Martini becomes obsessed with finding the killer; he suspects Sylvio Malatesta. Ordered off the case, Joe turns in his badge and investigates alone. Soon he is a close friend of the Malatesta family, all delightful people, especially lovely cousin Anna. Uncertain whether Sylvio is guilty or innocent, Joe is now torn between old and new loyalties.

Undercover Girl

1950

English

6.4

♡ 3

Joseph Pevney Director

Connie Gilchrist as Capt. Sadie Parker

Regis Toomey as Hank Miller

Richard Egan as Jess Faylen

Betty Lou Gerson as Pat - Nurse

After her father is murdered, a girl joins the police force in an effort to track down the killers.

Tammy and the Bachelor

1957

English

6.9

♡ 6

83%

Joseph Pevney Director

Mildred Natwick as Aunt Renie

Mala Powers as Barbara

Leslie Nielsen as Peter Brent

April Kent as Tina

An unsophisticated young woman from the Mississippi swamps falls in love with an unconventional southern gentleman.

Iron Man

1951

English

6.1

♡ 7

Joseph Pevney Director

Henry Corden as Gambler

Angela Stevens as Girl

Elmo Lincoln as Minor Role

John Indrisano as Referee at Chicago Arena

In Coaltown, Pennsylvania, miner Coke Mason hopes to better himself, buy a radio store, and marry Rose Warren. His gambler brother George thinks Coke can be more successful as a boxer, knowing that when he fights he's consumed with a murderous rage that makes him an "iron man." Seeing dollar signs in Rose's eyes, Coke reluctantly agrees, though he's fearful of the "killer instinct" that makes him a knockout success in the ring...and brings him the booing hatred of the fans. Will Coke throw off his personal demon before he kills someone?

Six Bridges to Cross

1955

English

6.7

♡ 8

Joseph Pevney Director

Julie Adams as Ellen Gallagher

Hal Taggart as Member of Grand Jury

Carey Loftin as Policeman

Kem Dibbs as Second Policeman

Follow the evolution of a small time juvenile delinquent hood to a big time racketeer. Based on the famous 1950 Brinks Robbery in Boston that netted the crooks $2.5 million. The story delves into the psychology of the perpetrators, as well as the intricate mechanics of the hold-up.

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Man of a Thousand Faces

The Strange Door

Female on the Beach

The Night of the Grizzly

Shakedown

Congo Crossing

Mysterious Island of Beautiful Women

Flesh and Fury

The Midnight Story

Undercover Girl

Tammy and the Bachelor

Iron Man

Six Bridges to Cross