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| Man Of A Thousand Faces |
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Genre:Classic
Reviewed In Issue 08 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
James Cagney, Dorothy Malone, Jane Greer, Marjorie Rambeau, Jim Backus. |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
MCA/Universal Home Video |
| (Catalog Number): |
41785 |
| (MPAA Rating): |
Not Rated |
| (Retail Price): |
$39.98 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
122 |
| (Color Type): |
Black & White |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
No |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1957 |
| (LD Release Date): |
03/01/94 |
| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Joseph Pevney |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
R. Wright Campbell, Ivan Goff & Ben Roberts |
| (Story): |
Ralph Wheelwright |
| (Music): |
Frank Skinner |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Alexander Golitzen & Eric Orbom |
| (Visual Effects): |
NA |
| (Costume Designer): |
Bill Thomas |
| (Editor): |
Ted J. Kent, ACE |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
NA |
| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
NA |
| (Co-Producers): |
NA |
| (Producers): |
Robert Arthur |
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| DVD Picture Information |
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| (Principal Photography): |
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| (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): |
2.35:1 |
| (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): |
2.35:1 |
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| DVD Sound Information |
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| (DVD Soundtrack): |
Mono Sound |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
Mag Mono |
| (Theatrical Re-Issue Soundtrack): |
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| (Remastered Dolby Digital): |
No |
| (Remastered DTS Digital Surround): |
No |
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| WSR Narrative Review |
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Story Synopsis:
Lon Chaney, the man who brought to life the Phantom Of The Opera and the Hunchback Of Notre Dame is immortalized by James Cagney in the biography Man Of A Thousand Faces. Chaney began his career on the vaudeville circuit where he honed his incredible skill for make-up techniques. Some say his talent for communicating with his expressions was because his parents were deaf-mute. Chaney’s personal life was filled with despair after his marriage to Cleva (Dorothy Malone) who abandoned Lon and their son Creighton for a career of her own. The courts, citing an unstable home life, put the child in foster care. This motivated Chaney to aggressively seek work in films where his chameleon-like abilities made him an in-demand character actor.
LaserDisc Picture:
Framed in its original 2.35:1 aspect ratio, the picture transfer is sharp with excellent grayscale, shadow detail, black and white contrast with virtually no video artifacts.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The mono sound is not distinguished.
| (Surround Bass Below 50Hz): |
No |
| (Aggressive System Surround): |
No |
| (Intense 25Hz Bass): |
No |
| (Deep Bass Challenging): |
No |
| (Aggressive 0.1 LFE): |
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| (Holosonic Soundfield): |
No |
| (Aggressive Split Surround): |
No |
| (Center Back Surround Imaging): |
No |
| (Directionalized Dialogue): |
No |
Superb Sound Effects Recording Quality: |
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Superb Music Score Recording Quality: |
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Superb Special Visual Effects Quality: |
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Superb Color Fidelity: |
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Superb Cinematography: |
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Reference LaserDisc: |
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