Triumph

Plot Summary

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 Nell Baxter

Lon Chaney Paul Neihoff

William Stowell Dudley Weyman

William Dyer David Montieth (as William J. Dyer)

Claire Du Brey Lillian Du Pon