Lon Chaney Jr.

Lon Chaney Jr.

February 10, 1906 · 120 years old

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lon Chaney, Jr. (February 10, 1906 – July 12, 1973), born Creighton Tull Chaney, was an American character actor. He was best known for his roles in monster movies and as the son of famous silent film actor, Lon Chaney. He is notable for playing Larry Talbot in…

Known For

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High Noon

High Noon

1952 · 1h 25m · Movie

A town Marshal, despite the disagreements of his newlywed bride and the townspeople around him, must face a gang of deadly killers alone at "high noon" when the gang leader, an outlaw he "sent up" years ago, arrives on the noon tr...

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The Wolf Man

The Wolf Man

1941 · 1h 10m · Movie

Upon his return to his father's estate, aristocrat Larry Talbot meets a beautiful woman, attends a mystical carnival and uncovers a horrifying curse.

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Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein

Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein

1948 · 1h 23m · Movie

The Wolf Man tries to warn a dimwitted porter that Dracula wants his brain for Frankenstein monster's body.

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The Defiant Ones

The Defiant Ones

1958 · 1h 36m · Movie

Two chained-together escaped convicts, one white and one black, must learn to get along in order to elude capture.

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The Haunted Palace

The Haunted Palace

1963 · 1h 27m · Movie

Charles Dexter Ward arrives at a small village to visit the house he inherited from his ancestor who died there 100 years ago.

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Spider Baby or, The Maddest Story Ever Told

Spider Baby or, The Maddest Story Ever Told

1967 · 1h 21m · Movie

A caretaker devotes himself to three demented siblings after their father's death.

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House of Frankenstein

House of Frankenstein

1944 · 1h 11m · Movie

A deranged scientist escapes from prison and recruits Dracula, Frankenstein's Monster and the Wolf Man to get revenge on his behalf.

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The Ghost of Frankenstein

The Ghost of Frankenstein

1942 · 1h 7m · Movie

Dr. Frankenstein's plans to replace the brain of his monster are hijacked by his scheming and malevolent assistant Ygor.

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Of Mice and Men

Of Mice and Men

1939 · 1h 46m · Movie

A mentally disabled giant and his level headed guardian find work at a sadistic cowboy's ranch in depression era America.

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Son of Dracula

Son of Dracula

1943 · 1h 20m · Movie

When Katherine, a beautiful Southern girl obsessed with thoughts of eternal life, invites Count Alucard to come to her mansion in the U.S., she unleashes a Pandora's box of horror on unsuspecting relatives and neighbors.

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The Mummy's Tomb

The Mummy's Tomb

1942 · 1h 1m · Movie

The ancient Egypt Mummy, Kharis, is transported from his homeland with the high priest Mehemet to wreak vengeance on the family who has defiled the sacred tomb of his beloved Princess Ananka.

5.5
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My Favorite Brunette

My Favorite Brunette

1947 · 1h 27m · Movie

Shortly before his execution on the death row in San Quentin, amateur sleuth and baby photographer Ronnie Jackson tells reporters how he got there.

6.7
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The Mummy's Curse

The Mummy's Curse

1944 · 1h 0m · Movie

Shipped to Louisiana, the mummy Kharis from Egypt roams the bayou, tormented by his forbidden love for Princess Ananka.

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The Mummy's Ghost

The Mummy's Ghost

1944 · 1h 1m · Movie

Kharis the mummy is given a sacred potion that grants him eternal life to search for his lost love, Princess Ananka, despite the unending curse that haunts them.

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Los Angeles Plays Itself

Los Angeles Plays Itself

2004 · 2h 49m · Movie

A documentary on how Los Angeles has been used and depicted in the movies.

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The Indian Fighter

The Indian Fighter

1955 · 1h 28m · Movie

A scout leading a wagon train through hostile Indian country unwittingly gets involved with a Sioux chief's daughter.

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Springfield Rifle

Springfield Rifle

1952 · 1h 33m · Movie

Major Lex Kearney becomes the North's first counterespionage agent as he tries to discover who's behind the theft of Union cavalry horses in Colorado during the Civil War.

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The Black Sleep

The Black Sleep

1956 · 1h 22m · Movie

Sir Joel Cadman, a mad scientist, kidnaps his victims and cuts open their brains in an effort to discover a means to cure his wife's brain tumor.

6.0
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Man Made Monster

Man Made Monster

1941 · 59m · Movie

A mad scientist turns a man into an electrically-controlled monster to do his bidding.

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Bird of Paradise

Bird of Paradise

1932 · 1h 20m · Movie

A native girl falls for a visitor to her island, but she's chosen to be sacrificed to the volcano god.

6.0
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Witchcraft

Witchcraft

1964 · 1h 19m · Movie

When her grave is disturbed by modern-day land developers, a 300-year-old witch is accidentally resurrected and terrorizes an English village.

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Hillbillys in a Haunted House

Hillbillys in a Haunted House

1967 · 1h 26m · Movie

A trio of country singers becomes stranded at a haunted mansion and gets mixed up with spies.

2.8
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Here Come the Co-eds

Here Come the Co-eds

1945 · 1h 30m · Movie

Two bumblers become caretakers at an all-girls' college. During their misadventures, the duo raise money to free the school from its traditionally-minded landlord.

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Calling Dr. Death

Calling Dr. Death

1943 · 1h 3m · Movie

A doctor is not sure if he murdered his beautiful but wicked wife, and has his attractive nurse try to find the truth by hypnotizing him.

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The Frozen Ghost

The Frozen Ghost

1945 · 1h 1m · Movie

A stage mentalist involved in a mysterious death and a discredited plastic surgeon are among the assorted characters involved in mysterious goings-on in an eerie wax museum.

5.8
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Weird Woman

Weird Woman

1944 · 1h 3m · Movie

While on a South Seas trip, a professor falls in love and marries an exotic native woman. What he doesn't know is that she was raised by superstitious natives who believe her to be some kind of supernatural being.

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Big House, U.S.A.

Big House, U.S.A.

1955 · 1h 23m · Movie

Gerry Barker finds a lost boy whose rich father is extorted into paying a ransom for his return but the boy accidentally dies and Gerry goes to prison.

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Frontier Marshal

Frontier Marshal

1939 · 1h 11m · Movie

Wyatt Earp agrees to become marshal and establish order in Tombstone in this very romanticized version of the gunfight at the O.K. Corral.

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A Lion Is in the Streets

A Lion Is in the Streets

1953 · 1h 28m · Movie

A charismatic peddler from the bayous finds his true calling in politics. Is he a demagogue in the making?

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Gallery of Horror

Gallery of Horror

1967 · 1h 23m · Movie

"Gallery of Horror" is a 1967 anthology horror movie with John Carradine narrating five horror tales with macabre twists.

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Pillow of Death

Pillow of Death

1945 · 1h 6m · Movie

An unfaithful attorney is suspected of murdering his wife.

6.0
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Strange Confession

Strange Confession

1945 · 1h 2m · Movie

A scientist who is working on a cure for influenza is victimized by his unscrupulous boss, who releases the vaccine before it's ready, resulting in tragedy.

6.5
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Johnny Reno

Johnny Reno

1966 · 1h 23m · Movie

The townsfolk are set on lynching an accused killer held in the town lockup. But US Marshal Johnny Reno stands in their way.

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Apache Uprising

Apache Uprising

1965 · 1h 30m · Movie

Various stage coach passengers and outlaws travelling through Indian country are forced to join forces against the Apaches.

5.7
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Badlands of Dakota

Badlands of Dakota

1941 · 1h 14m · Movie

A saloon owner's brother falls for his sweetheart. Bitter, he joins outlaw robbers. His brother becomes marshal, unaware of his involvement. A Sioux attack looms as the outlaws plan a bank heist. Love, betrayal and danger in the W...

6.0
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The Trap

The Trap

1922 · 1h 0m · Movie

A miner's happiness is destroyed when a rival steals his mine. He becomes obsessed with revenge, and plans a trap for the man who took his mine.

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