London After Midnight

film by Browning [1927]

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London After Midnight was a 1927 silent film directed by Tod Browning and starring Lon Chaney. The film is now considered lost, meaning no known copies exist. It was a horror film that featured Chaney in a dual role as a police inspector and a vampire. Browning was known for his macabre and grotesque films, often working with Chaney, who was famous for his transformative makeup and portrayals of characters with physical deformities or sinister natures. The film's plot involved a murder investigation with supernatural elements, contributing to its reputation as a classic of early horror cinema.12

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In London After Midnight (1927; now lost) Chaney had a dual role as a Scotland Yard inspector and a sinister vampire. Chaney played “Dead-Legs” Phroso, a paralyzed former magician who raises the daughter of his hated rival in a brothel but does not know she is…
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In London After Midnight (1927; now lost) Chaney had a dual role as a Scotland Yard inspector and a sinister vampire. Chaney played “Dead-Legs” Phroso, a paralyzed former magician who raises the daughter of his hated rival in a brothel but does not know she is…
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