The Man With Thousand Faces
His roles ranged from pirate to chinese shipwreck survivor.
The man with thousand faces. Man of a thousand faces is a 1957 film detailing the life of silent movie actor lon chaney in which the title role is played by james cagney. Directed by alberto rodríguez. Reporter olivia lavoice now looks into each facade uncovering far more than she ever expected from the man with a thousand faces.
Since the publication of the hero with a thousand faces campbell s theory has been consciously applied by a wide variety of modern writers and artists. The story of a man who fooled an entire country. Man of a thousand faces draws the figure of a myth showing that you can get to the true essence of something or someone without being true to facts.
It s kind of a reverse cold case the killer has been sent to prison but the victims have not been identified. With james cagney dorothy malone jane greer marjorie rambeau. With josé coronado eduard fernández miquel garcía borda santiago molero.
Listen on apple podcasts. The hero with a thousand faces first published in 1949 is a work of comparative mythology by joseph campbell in which the author discusses his theory of the mythological structure of the journey of the archetypal hero found in world myths. The life and career of vaudevillian and silent screen horror star lon chaney including his contentious relationship with his neurotic wife and his premature death.
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Directed by joseph pevney. By 1923 chaney was known a the man of a thousand faces for his ability to transform himself into any type of character. Since its release in 1949 the hero with a thousand faces has influenced millions of readers by combining the insights of modern psychology with joseph campbell s revolutionary understanding of comparative mythology.
Directed by joseph pevney the film s cast included james cagney dorothy malone jane greer and jim backus chaney s grown son was played by roger smith later the star of television s 77 sunset strip and studio chief irving thalberg was portrayed by. He s tattooed most of his face to look like a comic book villain and he plays the role just as notoriously. Jamie osuna s family described him.
Reporter olivia lavoice now looks into each facade uncovering far more than she ever expected from the man with a thousand faces. In these pages campbell outlines the hero s journey a universal motif of adventure and transformation that runs through virtually all of the world s mythic traditions.
