Triumph (1917)
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.
- Date of release
- 1917-09-02
- Runtime
- 40m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Joseph De Grasse
Casting
- 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
- Clyde Benson — Rupert Vincent
- Nigel De Brulier — Townsman (uncredited)
- John George — Backstage Extra (uncredited)
Interesting facts
Triumph is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Joe De Grasse, written by Fred Myton, starring Lon Chaney and Dorothy Phillips. The screenplay was adapted from a short story by Samuel Hopkins Adams. It was produced by Bluebird Photoplays and released by Universal Film Manufacturing Company. Only the first three of the five reels of this film survive, and the third reel is heavily decomposed. Two stills exist showing Lon Chaney as the terminally ill Paul Neihoff.
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