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.
Dorothy Phillips
as Nell Baxter
Lon Chaney
as Paul Neihoff
William Stowell
as Dudley Weyman
William Dyer
as David Montieth (as William J. Dyer)
Claire Du Brey
as Lillian Du Pon
Clyde Benson
as Rupert Vincent
Nigel De Brulier
as Townsman (uncredited)
John George
as Backstage Extra (uncredited)
