The Lon Chaney Thing
ShortComedy
The Lon Chaney Thing is a PG rated comedy about a struggling actor ("Mark") who is frustrated with his floundering career. He happens to catch on TV the 1923 silent version of Hunchback of Notre Dame and subsequently becomes obses...
Director
Mark Troy
Writers
N/A
Stars
Emily Ann Roth, Gabriella Hurst, Sage Hall
Release Date
August 14, 2011
Language
English
Country
United States
🎭 Top Cast
Emily Ann Roth
as Actor 1
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Gabriella Hurst
as Actor 2
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Sage Hall
as Wife
👤
Patrick A. McCall
as The Casting Director
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Kimberly T. Newman
as The Assistant Director
Michael Newman
as The Director
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John L. Smith Jr.
as Aspiring Actor
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Thomas Noel Smith
as Bar Patron II
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Mark Troy
as Mark
John Vanis II
as Bartender
🎬 Technical Specs
Color
Color
Filming Location
Sarasota, Florida, USA
🎯 Categories
ComedyShort
💡 Did You Know?
Partially inspired by the film "Man of a Thousand Faces", the 1957 biopic about Lon Chaney Sr. starring James Cagney. In fact, the final scene of TLCT was borrowed (and tweaked a little) from "Faces".
📖 Synopsis
The Lon Chaney Thing is a PG rated comedy about a struggling actor ("Mark") who is frustrated with his floundering career. He happens to catch on TV the 1923 silent version of Hunchback of Notre Dame and subsequently becomes obses...