Triumph (1917 film)
Triumph is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Joe De Grasse, starring Lon Chaney and released by Universal Pictures. Only three of the five reels of this film survive.[1]
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| Directed by | Joe De Grasse |
| Written by | Samuel Hopkins Adams Fred Myton |
| Starring | Lon Chaney Dorothy Phillips |
| Cinematography | King D. Gray |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 5 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Cast
- Dorothy Phillips - Nell Baxter
- Lon Chaney - Paul Neihoff
- William Stowell - Dudley Weyman
- William Dyer - David Montieth (credited as William J. Dyer)
- Claire Du Brey - Lillian Du Pon
- Clyde Benson - Rupert Vincent
- Helen Wright - Character Woman
- Ruth Elder - Second Woman
- Nigel De Brulier (uncredited)
- William Langdon Pragen (uncredited)
Reception
Like many American films of the time, Triumph was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. The Chicago Board of Censors required cuts in Reel 3 of intertitles "What did you pay him" and "I or your haven't paid him yet, you will;" in Reel 4 intertitles "Its not done in these days, you pay for what you get" and "Your triumph or Paul Neihoff's," all scenes between man and girl where she seems to assent to his propositions, and scene showing the stabbing of the man; and in Reel 5 the scene of the suicide of the man and girl.[2]
Preservation
The three surviving reels of Triumph were restored by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.[3]
References
- "Progressive Silent Film List: Triumph". silentera.com. Retrieved June 26, 2008.
- "Official Cut-Outs by the Chicago Board of Censors". Exhibitors Herald. 5 (13): 33. September 22, 1917.
- "Preserved Projects". Academy Film Archive.
