Editing Lon Chaney Jr. (section)

===As Lon Chaney Jr.===
He had the lead in ''[[A Scream in the Night]]'' (1934) made for Commodore Pictures, a crime thriller.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Mary Pickford Considers Leading Drive to Produce Pictures in England: British Films Would Use American Actors Cycle of Kipling Stories Looms Both Here and Abroad; Lon Chaney, Jr., Follows in Noted Parent's Footsteps|author=Schallert, Edwin|date=Sep 7, 1935|work=Los Angeles Times|page=5}}</ref> He played small roles at Paramount: ''[[Hold 'Em Yale]]'' (1935), ''[[Accent on Youth (film)|Accent on Youth]]'' (1935) and ''[[Rose Bowl (film)|Rose Bowl]]'' (1936). A small outfit, Ray Kirkwood Productions, gave him a lead, ''[[The Shadow of Silk Lennox]]'' (1935).

At [[Republic Pictures|Republic]], he featured alongside [[Gene Autry]] in ''[[The Singing Cowboy (1936 film)|The Singing Cowboy]]'' (1936) and ''[[The Old Corral]]'' (1937). He was a henchman in a serial for Republic, ''[[Undersea Kingdom]]'' (1936). Universal got him to play a henchman in their serial, ''[[Ace Drummond (serial)|Ace Drummond]]'' (1937), and he was uncredited in Columbia's ''[[Killer at Large (1936 film)|Killer at Large]]'' (1936). He lent his name to a cafe which was embroiled in a liquor scandal.<ref>{{cite news|title=Cash Given to Werners, Says Witness at Hearing: Board Vote Boast Cited by Woman, Owner of Cafe Takes Stand Weinblatt Asked $1000 in Liquor License Renewal, She Testifies|work=Los Angeles Times|date=18 June 1936|page=1}}</ref>

Chaney Jr. was the main villain in ''[[Cheyenne Rides Again]]'' (1937) and also played a villainous part in a [[Serial film|serial]], ''[[Secret Agent X-9 (1937 serial)|Secret Agent X-9]]'' (1937).