Her Triumph
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Gaby, a Parisienne chorus girl, supports her aged, sick mother and two sisters, one of whom is blind. After the manager of the show, seeing Gaby's great ambition, makes her the understudy to the star, Mlle. Helene Simonde, Gaby becomes infatuated with the leading man, comedian Claude Devereux, who loves her and imagines his picture of Gaby stepping from its frame to dance on a table. When Helene sees them together, she jealously refuses to appear unless Gaby is fired. The manager refuses, and after Helene leaves, Gaby triumphantly debuts. Although Helene, hidden in a theater box, shoots Claude, the bullet strikes his cigarette lighter and only slightly wounds him. Gaby's subsequent nursing increases their love. She becomes the rage of Paris and moves to a beautiful villa with her family. Helene threatens to stop giving money to her lover, a penniless count named Victor, unless he seduces Gaby. Victor hires two Apaches to bring her to his villa, but Claude learns of the abduction from Gaby's blind sister, and with the police, rescues her.
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This film, which was produced in Paris by the Famous Players Film Co., was smuggled out of Paris at the outbreak of World War I. According to a news item, the filming began in July 1914 in London, and the working title was The Triumph. The original story was written for Gaby Deslys, the famous French dancer. This was her first film. Harry Pilcer was her dancing partner. The supporting cast of the film consisted of French players. Deslys and Pilcer performed several dances in the film, including the "Dance Deslys," and the dance of the Apaches. The film opened in New York on February 7, 1915.
