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Movie poster: A Blind Bargain (1922)
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A Blind Bargain

1922 · 57 min Drama Horror Mystery Science Fiction
6.0 / 10 · TMDB

Chaney plays two roles: mad scientist Arthur Lamb and Lamb's "experiment", known only as the Ape Man. This hideous creature was the result of Lamb's attempts to transplant animal glands into human beings. A lost film.

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📋 Film Details

Year 1922
Country United States of America
Genre Drama, Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction
Director Wallace Worsley
Runtime 57 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.0/10 (1 votes)

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The film constructs its horror not on jump scares, but on the grotesque physicality of Chaney's dual performance and the claustrophobic dread of the mad scientist's lab. It explores the primal fear of bodily violation and the monstrous outcome of playing god.

What lingers after the final reel is the chilling image of the Ape-Man—a silent testament to ambition gone horribly wrong. A poignant relic of early cinematic terror. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Wallace Worsley

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Best experienced in a dimly lit room, allowing Chaney's transformative performance to fully unsettle.

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