The Chimney's Secret
| The Chimney's Secret | |
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| Directed by | Lon Chaney |
| Written by | Lon Chaney (screenplay) Milton Moore (story) |
| Produced by | Victor Films |
| Starring | Lon Chaney Gretchen Lederer |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 1 reel (10 minutes) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent with English intertitles |
The Chimney's Secret is a 1915 American silent drama film written and directed by, and starring, Lon Chaney. Chaney's screenplay was based on a story by Milton Moore. The film is now considered to be in the public domain and a lost film.
Chaney played a dual role in this film, that of George Harding (the bank cashier) and of the old peddler (George Harding in disguise). Lon wrote to his brother George Chaney at the time how proud he was of this film (since he wrote it, directed it and played two parts in it using his extensive knowledge of makeup) and sent him three stills from it. A site exists that shows photos of Chaney in makeup for the dual roles he played in the film, which see.