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Lon Chaney in The Miracle Man History of Immigration lending humanity to the otherwiseTHE MIRACLE MAN was Lon Chaneys breakout film after years of appearing in supporting roles. Here he steals the show from the stars, Thomas Meighan and Betty Compson, as Frog a charlatan who can twist his body into appearing as a hopeless cripple to beg for money. The gang of grifters gets more than they bargain for when they decide to make The Miracle Man their next mark. A huge hit in its day, this film built on the earlier successes of the novel and