Director: Joseph Pevney

Writers: R. Wright Campbell; Ivan Goff; Ben Roberts; Ralph Wheelwright

Music: Frank Skinner

Producer: Robert Arthur

Keywords: Drama, Biography

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Jack Albertson	Actor	16-Jun-1907	25-Nov-1981	The Man on Chico and the Man
Jim Backus	Actor	25-Feb-1913	3-Jul-1989	Mr. Howell on Gilligan's Island
James Cagney	Actor	17-Jul-1899	30-Mar-1986	New York tough guy
Robert Evans	Film/TV Producer	29-Jun-1930		The Kid Stays In The Picture
Jane Greer	Actor	9-Sep-1924	24-Aug-2001	Out of the Past
Dorothy Malone	Actor	30-Jan-1925	19-Jan-2018	Written on the Wind
Marjorie Rambeau	Actor	15-Jul-1889	6-Jul-1970	The Primrose Path
Simon Scott	Actor	21-Sep-1920	11-Dec-1991	Arnold Slocum on Trapper John, M.D.
Roger Smith	Actor	18-Dec-1932	4-Jun-2017	Jeff Spencer on 77 Sunset Strip

CAST

Starring
James Cagney	...   Lon Chaney
Dorothy Malone	...   Cleva Creighton Chaney
Jane Greer	...   Hazel Bennet Chaney
With
Marjorie Rambeau	...   Gert
Jim Backus	...   Clarence Locan
Robert Evans	...   Irving Thalberg
Celia Lovsky	...   Mrs. Chaney
Jeanne Cagney	...   Carrie Chaney
Jack Albertson	...   Dr. J. Wilson Shields
Roger Smith	...   Creighton Chaney (at 21)
Simon Scott	...   Carl Hastings
Clarence Kolb	...   Himself
Danny Beck	...   Max Dill
Robert Lyden	...   Creighton Chaney (at 13)
Rickie Sorensen	...   Creighton Chaney (at 8)
Dennis Rush	...   Creighton Chaney (at 4)
Nolan Leary	...   Pa Chaney
Phil Van Zandt	...   George Loane Tucker
Hank Mann	...   Comedy Waiter
Snub Pollard	...   Comedy Waiter

REVIEWS

Review by john levin (posted on 21-May-2007)

This film sums up Cagney's career. It displays his versatility as a dramatic and comedic actor.It also allows us to see him dance one last time. He is given excellent support from Celia Lovsky as his mother and from the underrated Jane Greer who plays his second wife with a great deal of warmth. This from the ultimate betrayer she so ably portrayed in Out of the past. Great support also from Marjorie Rambeau who plays an elderly bit player in the grand manner. A very touching and lovely film that remains my favorite after 50 years!

Review by John W Levin (posted on 8-May-2007)

I saw this film when it was released and proceeded to follow it from one theatre to another for a total of thirteen viewings. I was eleven then. Fifty years later I still maintain it was the BEST film I've ever seen. Cagney gets to show many facets of his screen persona including a multitude of moods and dance steps. He's given great support by Jane Greer who plays his second wife and by Marjorie Rambeau in her last role as a grand bit player. A remarkably touching and outstanding biopic.

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