669. Lon Chaney, Sr. signature "Vampire top hat from London After Midnight. (MGM, 1927) This beaver top hat was worn by Lon Chaney, Sr. in the lost MGM classic. In the film Chaney plays detective Burke who masquerades as a vampire to flush out a murderer. The most iconic surviving images from this film depict Chaney in vampire make-up wearing the top hat with his hypnotic eyes and sharpened teeth. On the inside of the hat lining is sewn a "Metro Goldwyn Mayer" tag handwritten "Lon Chaney P-330 7 3/8 #2" ("330" being the MGM production number for London After Midnight). An incredible piece from this lost silent classic and one of Forry's prized possessions. $10,000 - $15,000
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