Editing Lon Chaney Jr. (section)

===''One Million B.C.''===
[[Hal Roach]] used him in his third-billed character role in ''[[One Million B.C.]]'' (1940) as [[Victor Mature]]'s caveman father, after which Chaney began to be viewed as a character actor in the mold of his father. He had in fact designed a swarthy, ape-like Neanderthal make-up on himself for the film, but production decisions and union rules prevented his following through on emulating his father in that fashion.{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}} [[Cecil B. DeMille]] used him in a supporting role in ''[[North West Mounted Police (film)|North West Mounted Police]]'' (1940) and MGM used him in ''[[Billy the Kid (1941 film)|Billy the Kid]]'' (1941) with [[Robert Taylor (American actor)|Robert Taylor]] as Billy and [[Brian Donlevy]] as [[Pat Garrett]]. That studio considered putting Chaney Jr in a remake of his father's hit ''[[He Who Gets Slapped (film)|He Who Gets Slapped]]'' but decided not to make it.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Young Chaney May Do 'He Who Gets Slapped': Preston 'Night' Star Fellows Subject Named Warners Sign Darwell Ink Spots, Faye Cast Bellamy Set for Comedy|author=Schallert, Edwin|date=Jan 4, 1941|work=Los Angeles Times|page=A9}}</ref>