Triumph (1917)
This melodrama about an actress in love with a playwright and the stage manager blackmailing her for her affections offers a unique glimpse into Chaney’s career before his classic performances in The Hunchback of Notre Dame and The Phantom of the Opera. Preserved and restored by the Academy Film Archive in 2004.
Director:
Joseph De Grasse
Writer:
Fred Myton
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Dorothy Phillips as Nell Baxter |
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Lon Chaney as Paul Neihoff |
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William Stowell as Dudley Weyman |
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William Dyer as David Montieth (as William J. Dyer) |
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Claire Du Brey as Lillian Du Pon |
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Clyde Benson as Rupert Vincent |
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Nigel De Brulier as Townsman (uncredited) |
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John George as Backstage Extra (uncredited) |
| Camera | King D. Gray | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Fred Myton | Screenplay |
| Directing | Joseph De Grasse | Director |
| Writing | Samuel Hopkins Adams | Story |
