My Lon Chaney, Jr Collection
Lon Chaney, Jr films in my collection
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- DirectorGeorge WaggnerStarsClaude RainsWarren WilliamLon Chaney Jr.Larry Talbot returns to his father's castle in Wales and meets a beautiful woman. One fateful night, Talbot escorts her to a local carnival where they meet a mysterious gypsy fortune teller.Universal Classic Monsters Collection. I LOVE this film.
- DirectorRobert SiodmakStarsLon Chaney Jr.Robert PaigeLouise AllbrittonWhen 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.Universal Classic Monsters Collection. Good follow-up!
- DirectorLewis MilestoneStarsLon Chaney Jr.Burgess MeredithBetty FieldA mentally disabled giant and his level headed guardian find work at a sadistic cowboy's ranch in depression era America.A single film. Beautiful, sad - a great film.
- DirectorJack HillStarsLon Chaney Jr.Carol OhmartQuinn K. RedekerA caretaker devotes himself to three demented siblings after their father's death.A Single Film. I love this crazy & demented film.
- DirectorJack PollexfenStarsLon Chaney Jr.Max ShowalterMarian CarrCharles "The Butcher" Benton, a brutal death row inmate gets double-crossed by his crooked lawyer. He gets his chance for revenge when, after he's been executed, a bizarre experiment brings him back to life and more deadly than ever.Lon Chaney, Jr. Collection & 50-pack horror collection. Great but severely underrated sci-fi!
- DirectorErle C. KentonStarsCedric HardwickeLon Chaney Jr.Ralph BellamyDr. Frankenstein's plans to replace the brain of his monster are hijacked by his scheming and malevolent assistant Ygor.Universal Classic Monsters Collection. A great follow-up Frankenstein film.
- DirectorRoy William NeillStarsLon Chaney Jr.Ilona MasseyPatric KnowlesThe resurrected Wolf Man, seeking a cure for his malady, enlists the aid of a mad scientist, who claims he will not only rid the Wolf Man of his nocturnal metamorphosis, but also revive the frozen body of Frankenstein's inhuman creation.Universal Classic Monsters Collection. One of my favorite films!
- DirectorErle C. KentonStarsBoris KarloffLon Chaney Jr.J. Carrol NaishA deranged scientist escapes from prison and recruits Dracula, Frankenstein's monster and the Wolf Man to get revenge on his behalf.Universal Classic Monsters Collection. I really enjoyed this one.
- DirectorErle C. KentonStarsOnslow StevensJohn CarradineLon Chaney Jr.The Wolf Man and Count Dracula beg Dr. Edelman to cure them of their killing instincts but Dracula schemes to seduce the doctor's nurse.Universal Classic Monsters Collection. A really good film.
- DirectorCharles BartonWalter LantzStarsBud AbbottLou CostelloLon Chaney Jr.The Wolf Man tries to warn a dimwitted porter that Dracula wants his brain for Frankenstein monster's body.Universal Classic Monsters Collection. Super funny film.
- DirectorHarold YoungStarsLon Chaney Jr.Dick ForanJohn HubbardThe 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.Universal Classic Monsters Collection. A good mummy movie.
- DirectorReginald Le BorgStarsLon Chaney Jr.John CarradineRobert LoweryKharis 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.Universal Classic Monsters Collection. A neat mummy film.
- DirectorLeslie GoodwinsStarsLon Chaney Jr.Peter CoeVirginia ChristineShipped to Louisiana, the mummy Kharis from Egypt roams the bayou, tormented by his forbidden love for Princess Ananka.Universal Classic Monsters Collection. An enjoyable mummy flick.
- DirectorReginald Le BorgStarsLon Chaney Jr.Patricia MorisonJ. Carrol NaishA 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.Inner Sanctum Mysteries. A "killer" story - interesting to watch.
- DirectorReginald Le BorgStarsLon Chaney Jr.Anne GwynneEvelyn AnkersWhile 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.Inner Sanctum Mysteries. Strange but good film.
- DirectorReginald Le BorgStarsLon Chaney Jr.Jean ParkerPaul KellyWhen an artist is blinded, his fiancée's father offers an operation to restore his sight. When the benefactor suddenly dies, the artist becomes a suspect.Inner Sanctum Mysteries. A pretty good movie - I enjoyed it.
- DirectorJohn HoffmanStarsLon Chaney Jr.Brenda JoyceJ. Carrol NaishA 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.Inner Sanctum Mysteries. Maybe my favorite in the series - really good.
- DirectorWallace FoxStarsLon Chaney Jr.Brenda JoyceJ. Edward BrombergAn unfaithful attorney is suspected of murdering his wife.Inner Sanctum Mysteries. A great whodunit mystery - fun to watch.
- DirectorHarold YoungStarsLon Chaney Jr.Evelyn AnkersMilburn StoneA 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.Inner Sanctum Mysteries. Does Alex really have the looks that kill or is he believing in hocus pocus nonsense? Interesting movie.
- DirectorNathan JuranStarsRichard GreeneBoris KarloffStephen McNallyMan investigates the disappearance of two of his friends who were the guests of a sinister Austrian count.Boris Karloff Franchise Collection. Awesome Gothic horror!
- DirectorGeorge WaggnerStarsLionel AtwillLon Chaney Jr.Anne NagelA mad scientist turns a man into an electrically-controlled monster to do his bidding.Universal Horror: Classic Movie Archive. One of my favorites.
- DirectorRay KirkwoodJack NelsonStarsLon Chaney Jr.Dean BentonMarie BurtonA crooked nightclub owner, pretending to go straight, is forced to kill a henchman when the latter tries to run off with the gang's latest haul.A single film & Legends of Horror 50 Movie Pack. A bit better than it's reputation. I like it.
- DirectorHerbert L. StrockCurt SiodmakStarsLon Chaney Jr.Karen KadlerMichael HinnSatan enlists the help of a suicide victim in Hell to lure unsuspecting earthly victims to their eternal doom. Contains three somewhat unrelated Twilight Zone-esque stories.Master of Horror Double Feature & Legends of Horror 50 Movie Pack. I had fun watching this one.
- DirectorDon SharpStarsLon Chaney Jr.Jack HedleyJill DixonWhen her grave is disturbed by modern-day land developers, a 300-year-old witch is accidentally resurrected and terrorizes an English village.Midnight Madness Double Feature. Fairly creepy movie - good.
- DirectorCurt SiodmakStarsBarbara PaytonLon Chaney Jr.Raymond BurrThe owner of a plantation in the jungle marries a beautiful woman. Shortly afterward, he is plagued by a strange voodoo curse which transforms him into a gorilla.A single film. Better than it's given credit for - I like it.
- DirectorW. Lee WilderStarsJohn BromfieldLon Chaney Jr.Victor JoryThree deep sea divers get involved in murder while searching for a lost treasure.Lon Chaney, Jr. Collection & Legends of Horror 50 Movie Pack. A pretty good underwater treasure-hunt film.
- DirectorJack HerzbergStarsMacdonald CareyJohn DoucetteLon Chaney Jr.Maris and Lt. Weston visit a fishing lodge where their regular guide, Joe Slate, has just been arrested for murdering his wife Esther. They interview Sheriff Jeremy Davies, his nephew Frank Davies (the lodge clerk), saloon owner Noah Hawkins and his wife Mary, and gas station attendant Al Shankley to find out who really killed Esther.Lon Chaney, Jr. Collection. I really enjoyed this episode.
- DirectorRoy KellinoStarsLon Chaney Jr.John NesbittRobert ArthurA Greek immigrant to the US goes to work at a junkyard owned by his friend. As he becomes more successful, he brings his wife and sons over from Greece, but his wife dies in a flu epidemic, leaving him to raise his sons alone. The sons eventually win a scholarship to a prestigious military school, and when they return home they find that their father now has his own "empire" of more than 20 junkyards and is known as "The Golden Junkman". But his success is tempered by the scorn and ridicule heaped on his sons because their "junkman" father's lack of education. He resolves to solve that problem and make his sons as proud of him as he is of them.Lon Chaney, Jr. Collection. A heart-warming story.
- DirectorElliott NugentStarsBob HopeDorothy LamourPeter LorreShortly before his execution on the death row in San Quentin, amateur sleuth and baby photographer Ronnie Jackson tells reporters how he got there.Silver Screen Series 2 Pack. Fun movie.
- DirectorRoy William NeillStarsRichard DixWendy BarrieLon Chaney Jr.Blackmail and murder in a tale of an auto-theft ring.A single film. I love this film. Really fun.
- DirectorSam NewfieldStarsJohn SuttonDoris MerrickHugh BeaumontScotland Yard cop goes undercover to catch a gang of counterfeiters.A Single Film. Humorous Crime-Drama. I liked this one a lot.
- DirectorArmand SchaeferStarsSally O'NeilLon Chaney Jr.Russell SimpsonA sponge diver hopes to make enough money to buy his own boat and marry his girlfriend. A rival diver, however, has other plans for him.Single film. I fell in-love with one... really good.
- DirectorIrving AllenStarsLloyd BridgesLon Chaney Jr.Arthur LakeIn post-WW2 Florida, a former Navy diver is hired by Greek-American sponge divers who are at the mercy of a crooked sponge-exchange owner.Single film. I enjoyed this remake just as much as the original.
- DirectorRoger CormanStarsVincent PriceDebra PagetLon Chaney Jr.Charles Dexter Ward arrives at a small village to visit the house he inherited from his ancestor who died there 100 years ago.Midnight Movies Double Feature. A super good horror film.
- DirectorGilberto Martínez SolaresRafael PortilloJerry WarrenStarsYolanda VarelaLon Chaney Jr.Alfredo Wally BarrónExperimenting in hypnotic regression to past lives, Dr. Edmund Redding of the Cowan Institute in Pasadena has discovered that Ann Taylor is a reincarnated Aztec woman. Via her recovered memories, she is able to lead Redding and his associates to a hidden chamber in the Great Pyramid of Yucatan, where they hope to find the lost treasure of the Aztecs. Instead, they find two mummified bodies - one of a modern man, quite dead, and the other of an ancient Aztec, quite alive. They are able to return safely to Pasadena with both finds, but a rival professor, Janney, kills Redding and steals the body of the modern man-mummy. This he subjects to a resurrection experiment, which works - only the mummy proves to be a werewolf. This creature breaks free of Janney's lab. Meanwhile, a hired thief sent by Janney to steal the other, living mummy, is overcome and that creature escapes also. Two supernatural menaces roam the city that night...A Single Film. Strange movie - it's so bad it's good!
- DirectorRay McCareyStarsMary CarlisleSterling HollowayEdward J. NugentA conceited college track star, used to being "big man on campus", gets a jolt when he loses an election to see who is the most popular man in the school.A Single Film. Cute and funny!
- DirectorReginald Le BorgStarsBasil RathboneAkim TamiroffLon Chaney Jr.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.A Single Film. A movie I really enjoyed.
- DirectorRoy Del RuthStarsBeverly GarlandBruce BennettLon Chaney Jr.A woman in a hypnotic state recounts to two doctors the details of a horrific experience from her past life that began with the mysterious and sudden disappearance of her husband.A Single Film. Fun Horror!
- DirectorBert I. GordonStarsJames CraigGloria TalbottLon Chaney Jr.An expedition to Mexico finds and does battle with a mutated 25-foot man with one big eye.A Single Film. Crazy, super sized fun film!
- DirectorAl AdamsonSamuel M. ShermanStarsJ. Carrol NaishLon Chaney Jr.Zandor VorkovDracula conspires with a mad doctor to resurrect the Frankenstein Monster.A Single Film. Terrible & fun! Lon Chaney's last film.
- DirectorFred C. NewmeyerStarsLon Chaney Jr.Zara TazilJohn InceA colonial police detective in an Eastern seaport seeks a stolen gem, and infiltrates the underworld by posing as a look-alike wharfside bar owner.A single film & Legends of Horror 50 Movie Pack. Fun movie!
- DirectorSpencer Gordon BennetThomas StoreyStarsLon Chaney Jr.Dorothy GulliverFrancis X. Bushman Jr.A frontier newspaper editor Kirby battles outlaw Tiger Morris who is causing indian uprisings to drive away settlers so that he will can claim a gold deposit as his own. With the help of General Custer, right wins out. Presented in serial form in 12 episodes.Single Set. I loved this serial more than I guessed I would. Really fun!
- DirectorAlbert C. GannawayIsmael RodríguezStarsBruce BennettLon Chaney Jr.Faron YoungDaniel Boone leads settlers into Kentucky, but must battle Shawnee Indians who have been persuaded by a French renegade that Boone and the settlers are there to kill them and steal their land.2-Movies Double Feature. Good movie!
- DirectorFord BeebeJohn RawlinsStarsLon Chaney Jr.Helen ParrishNoah Beery Jr.Two investigators for a stagecoach company are assigned to find out why the company's stages keep being ambushed. They discover that the culprits are white men disguised as Indians, and they set out to discover who is behind the plot.Serial Set. I enjoyed this serial very much. Crazy fun!
- DirectorB. Reeves EasonJoseph KaneStarsRay CorriganLois WildeMonte BlueCrash Corrigan, a recent graduate of Annapolis, and Diana, a go-getting reporter, join Professor Norton for a search for the source of a string of earthquakes, Atlantis. They ride Prof. Norton's rocket submarine searching the sea and little Billy Norton, the professor's son stows away, of course. When they find Atlantis they are caught in a war between peaceful Atlanteans, note their white capes, and war-monging Atlanteans, note their black capes. After many harrowing moments for Crash, Diana, Prof. Norton and Billy, they barely get away with their lives when they escape a tower of Atlantis raised to the surface for the sole purpose of dominating or destroying the Earth (Which one depends on the compliance of the upper world dwellers.)TV Serial Classics. Crazy fun serial!
- DirectorFred ZinnemannStarsGary CooperGrace KellyThomas MitchellA 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 train.A single film. Great western!
- DirectorStanley KramerStarsTony CurtisSidney PoitierCara WilliamsTwo chained-together escaped convicts, White and Black, must learn to get along in order to elude capture.A single film. Good movie.
- DirectorNorman Z. McLeodStarsBob HopeJoan FontaineAudrey DaltonA meek tailor thinks his wooing will be helped if he assumes the identity of the famous Casanova...who's deeply in debt.A single film. Fun comedy!