LON CHANEY as "MR WU"

In the 1927 film, for the 100-year-old look, Lon Chaney built up his cheekbones and lips with cotton and collodion. His nostrils had the ends of cigar holders inserted and his long fingernails were constructed from strips of painted film stock. He used fish skin to fashion an Oriental cast to his eyes and grey crepe hair was used for the moustache. The make-up procedures took from 4 to 6 hours to apply.

Size 25cm x 40cm

Medium Pen and ink on paper

Publication Saturday Review

Published 8 July 1922