Jack Linkletter interviews Lon Chaney Jr. from his San Fernando Valley home.
Lon Chaney Jr. reminisces and recalls his past experiences related to growing up in this area when the Hollywood Freeway was a dirt road...riding horseback and hunting rabbits with pal Rex Bell.
Additional topics include:
-Starting out originally in business and then at 25 going into films.
-How he first met a producer at Universal who heard a song he created at a party.
-Recollections viewing his father's films as a kid, and how his dad, Long Chaney Sr, saved his life when he was born (Oklahoma City) weighing only 2 & 1/4 lbs. At 6 months old able to walk and talk.
-Lon Chaney Jr. story about he as a youngster and his dad playing for nickels in bars, Lon Chaney Jr. singing and father Lon Chaney Sr. hoofing and flipping Lon Jr. around like bowling pins...working amateur shows together.
-Story about Lon Chaney Sr. a good tailor, making a long coat for Lon Jr. with many pockets to sneak five cent beers and free sandwiches from bars when performing together.
During the interview Lon introduces his wife to Jack Linkletter.
NOTE;
Rare interview with Lon Chaney Jr. sharing personal anecdotes about his early life and his father Lon Chaney Sr.