Triumph

Triumph (The Dramatic Tale of a Stage-Struck Girl.)

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.

Top Cast

Dorothy Phillips

As Nell Baxter

Lon Chaney

As Paul Neihoff

William Stowell

As Dudley Weyman

William Dyer

As David Montieth (as William J. Dyer)

Claire Du Brey

As Lillian Du Pon

Clyde Benson

As Rupert Vincent

Nigel De Brulier

As Townsman (uncredited)

John George

As Backstage Extra (uncredited)