The read
It runs a compact 40m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb5.5/10
Key crew
- Fred MytonScreenplay
- Joseph De GrasseDirector
Cast
- Dorothy PhillipsNell Baxter
- Lon ChaneyPaul Neihoff
- William StowellDudley Weyman
- William DyerDavid Montieth (as William J. Dyer)
- Claire Du BreyLillian Du Pon
- Clyde BensonRupert Vincent
- Nigel De BrulierTownsman (uncredited)
- John GeorgeBackstage Extra (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
silent filmpartially lost film