19 Jan 1918
The Ghosts of Yesterday
After his wife/model has died of starvation with her portrait unfinished, an impoverished artist meets another woman with a striking resemblance to her.
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.
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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
Clyde Benson Rupert Vincent
Nigel De Brulier Townsman (uncredited)
John George Backstage Extra (uncredited)
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