More contemporary 8x10 in. US single-weight matte copy photograph (not a vintage original photo printed at the time it was taken) from the silent film drama, THE ROAD TO MANDALAY, released in 1926 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and directed by Tod Browning, Lon Chaney stars as a former captain who tries to reunite with his daughter (Lois Moran) twenty
years after leaving her as an infant.
The image depicts a close shot of former sea captain Singapore Joe (Lon Chaney) gazing directly at the viewer. His milky left eye and jagged scar are clearly seen in this shot. Printed most likely in the 1980's or 1990's, this copy photograph is in very fine+ condition without any pinholes, tears, stains, or other flaws.
Chaney simulated blindness in one eye by using one
of the first scleral (full-eye) white glass contact lenses made for theatrical
use. He used non-flexible collodion to form the facial scars.
The production employed a reported 200 African American extras. A 33-minute copy survives at the Cinémathèque de Paris.