""The Man of a Thousand Faces"" 13 February 1926 Drama, Crime, Romance 86 mins
Two thieves, the Blackbird and West End Bertie, fall for the same girl, a French nightclub performer named Fifi. Each man tries to outdo the other to win her heart.
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Lon Chaney as Dan - The Blackbird / The Bishop
Owen Moore as Bertram P. Glayde aka West End Bertie
Renée Adorée as Fifi Lorraine
Doris Lloyd as Limehouse Polly
Andy MacLennan as The Shadow
William Weston as Red
Sidney Bracey as Bertie's No. 1 Man
Ernie Adams as Bertie's No. 2 Man
Charles Avery as Music Hall Patron (uncredited)
Lionel Belmore as Music Hall Proprietor (uncredited)
Margaret Bert as Minor Role (uncredited)
Peggy Best as Minor Role (uncredited)
Louise Emmons as Old Lady at Mission (uncredited)
Willie Fung as Chinese Man (uncredited)
Fred Gamble as Man Saying There’s a Present for Fifi (uncredited)
Joseph Hazelton as Man at Table in Music Hall (uncredited)
Tod Browning Director
Errol Taggart Editor
Percy Hilburn Director of Photography
A. Arnold Gillespie Settings
Cedric Gibbons Settings
Tod Browning Story
Kathleen Kay Wardrobe Designer
André-ani Wardrobe Designer
Waldemar Young Screenplay
Maude Marsh Wardrobe Designer
Harry Sharrock Assistant Director
United States 13 February 1926
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