The Hopes of Blind Alley is a 1914 American silent drama film directed (and co-written) by Allan Dwan and featuring Murdock MacQuarrie, Pauline Bush and Lon Chaney.

A famous artist learns of the painting and first tries to cheat Jean out of it by offering him $2.00 for it, then attempts to steal it outright, but he is unsuccessful.

On the day of the wedding, the young couple present Jean with a brand new silk hat, but they learn the old man is dying.

It develops a pleasing story, naturally and appealingly, and has a number of strong character parts.

The Italian vendor of the statuettes (Lon Chaney) made a good touch, and the silk hat episode contains the right human element.