old Loretta Young (qv) in her first big role, but was  civil with her whenever Lon Chaney (qv) was present on the set.  Chaney noticed this and never left her side, even if his character  wasnt needed for shooting that day. He directed her throughout the  shoot and became her surrogate father on the project. "I shall be  beholden to that sensitive, sweet man until I die," said Young of  Chaney.