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.

Triumph (1917)
The Dramatic Tale of a Stage-Struck Girl.
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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
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Clyde Benson
Rupert Vincent

Nigel De Brulier
Townsman (uncredited)

John George
Backstage Extra (uncredited)