Nearly all studios used a "still code number" on stills that could be used to identify it. When one finds an unidentified still, if a code number is present, one need only identify the studio, then the still can be identified.
For example, the code for THE BIG CITY (1928, MGM) is 346. In the still above, the still code is in the lower left corner, and when magnified as shown in the lower image, the code for this still is "346-205," which means it is the 205th still in the series for THE BIG CITY. Note that many of the independent producers did not assign still codes; they merely assigned sequential numbers to each still, presumably because they had so few releases they didn't worry about keeping them straight.
Early Universal releases would usually include the name of the director followed by the code number. For example, "DEGRASSE" is written before the number in the example below from A BROADWAY SCANDAL which was directed by Joseph DeGrasse. The Universal production number is #2873.
For further information on silent era still codes, check out Bruce Calvert's Still ID Page
The list below includes all Chaney still codes I am aware of. I also include the many titles for which still codes are not known in the hope that anyone out there can help add to this list.
| Title | Code |
| The Honor of the Family (1912) | |
| Suspense (1913) | |
| Poor Jake's Demise (1913) | |
| Sea Urchin, The (1913) | 0101 |
| Blood Red Tape of Charity, The (1913) | 0119 |
| Trap, The (1913) | 0157 |
| Almost an Actress (1913) | 0141 |
| Elephant on His Hands, An (1913) | 0175 |
| Back to Life (1913) | 0223 |
| Red Margaret, Moonshiner (1913) | 0299 |
| Bloodhounds of the North (1913) | 0314 |
| Lie, The (1914) | |
| Honor of the Mounted, The (1914) | 0317 |
| Remember Mary Magdelen (1914) | 0409 |
| Discord and Harmony (1914) | 0354 |
| Menace to Carlotta, The (1914) | 0442 |
| Embezzler, The (1914) | 0421 |
| Lamb, The Woman, The Wolf, The (1914) | 0431 |
| End of the Feud, The (1914) | 0461 |
| Tragedy of Whispering Creek, The (1914) | 0524 |
| Unlawful Trade, The (1914) | 0532 |
| Forbidden Room, The (1914) | 0469 |
| Old Cobbler, The (1914) | 0589 |
| Hopes of Blind Alley, The (1914) | 0560 |
| Ranch Romance A, (1914) | |
| Her Grave Mistake (1914) | 0614 |
| By the Sun's Rays (1914) | 0619 |
| Oubliette, The (1914) | 0647 |
| Miner's Romance, A (1914) | 0628 |
| Her Bounty (1914) | 0716 |
| Higher Law, The (1914) | 0676 |
| Richelieu (1914) | 0345 |
| Pipes of Pan, The (1914) | 0739 |
| Virtue Its Own Reward (1914) | 0747 |
| Her Life Story (1914) | 0727 |
| Lights and Shadows (1914) | 0760 |
| Lion, The Lamb, and the Man, The (1914) | 0815 |
| Night of Thrills, A (1914) | |
| Her Escape (1914) | 0770 |
| Sin of Olga Brandt, The (1915) | 0842 |
| Star of the Sea (1915) | 0796 |
| Small Town Girl, The (1915) | 0575 |
| Measure of a Man, The (1915) | 0781 |
| Threads of Fate, The (1915) | 0870 |
| When the Gods Played a Badger Game (1915) | 0961 |
| Such is Life (1915) | 0926 |
| Where the Forest Ends (1915) | 0910 |
| Outside the Gates (1915) | 0925 |
| All for Peggy (1915) | 0972 |
| Desert Breed, The (1915) | 0899 |
| Maid of the Mist (1915) | 1033 |
| Grind, The (1915) | 1007 |
| Girl of the Night, The (1915) | |
| Stool Pigeon, The (1915) | 1054 |
| For Cash (1915) | 1079 |
| Idyll of the Hills, An (1915) | 0816 |
| Stronger Mind, The (1915) | |
| Oyster Dredger, The (1915) | 1104 |
| Steady Company (1915) | 1216 |
| Violin Maker, The (1915) | 1186 |
| Trust, The (1915) | 1168 |
| Bound on the Wheel (1915) | 1231 |
| Mountain Justice (1915) | 1247 |
| Quits (1915) | 1246 |
| Chimney's Secret, The (1915) | 1195 |
| Pine's Revenge, The (1915) | 1312 |
| Fascination of the Fleur de Lis, The (1915) | 1265 |
| Alas and Alack (1915) | 1346 |
| Mother's Atonement, A (1915) | 1319 |
| Lon of Lone Mountain (1915) | 1366 |
| Millionaire Paupers, The (1915) | |
| Under a Shadow (1915) | 1384 |
| Father and the Boys (1915) | 1444 |
| Stronger Than Death (1915) | 1419 |
| Dolly's Scoop (1916) | 1557 |
| Grip of Jealousy, The (1916) | 1499 |
| Tangled Hearts (1916) | 1592 |
| Gilded Spider, The (1916) | 1623 |
| Bobbie of the Ballet (1916) | 1705 |
| Grasp of Greed, The (1916) | 1736 |
| Mark of Cain, The (1916) | 1790 |
| If My Country Should Call (1916) | 1832 |
| Felix on the Job (1916) | 1928 |
| Place Beyond the Winds, The (1916) | 1954 |
| Accusing Evidence (1916) | |
| Price of Silence, The (1916) | 2066 |
| Piper's Price, The (1917) | 2162 |
| Hell Morgan's Girl (1917) | 2204 |
| Mask of Love, The (1917) | |
| Girl in the Checkered Coat, The (1917) | 2280 |
| Flashlight, The (1917) | 2355 |
| Doll's House, A (1917) | 2410 |
| Fires of Rebellion (1917) | 2475 |
| Rescue, The (1917) | 2499 |
| Pay Me (1917) | 2480 |
| Triumph (1917) | 2540 |
| Empty Gun, The (1917) | 2579 |
| Anything Once (1917) | 2623 |
| Scarlet Car, The (1917) | 2760 |
| Grand Passion, The (1918) | 2640 |
| Broadway Love (1918) | 2775 |
| Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin, The (1918) | 2812 |
| Fast Company (1918) | 2822 |
| Broadway Scandal, A (1918) | 2873 |
| Riddle Gawne (1918) | A47(?) |
| That Devil Bateese (1918) | 2949 |
| Talk of the Town, The (1918) | 2871 |
| Danger--Go Slow (1918) | 2860 |
| Wicked Darling, The (1919) | 3014 |
| False Faces, The (1919) | |
| Man's Country, A (1919) | |
| Paid in Advance (1919) | 2790 |
| Miracle Man, The (1919) | A88 |
| When Bearcat Went Dry (1919) | |
| Victory (1919) | A98 |
| Daredevil Jack (1920) | |
| Treasure Island (1920) | A97 |
| Gift Supreme, The (1920) | |
| Nomads of the North (1920) | |
| Penalty, The (1920) | 98 |
| Outside the Law (1921) | 12 |
| For Those We Love (1921) | |
| Bits of Life (1921) | |
| Ace of Hearts (1921) | 151 |
| Trap, The (1922) | 3678 |
| Voices of the City (1922) | 143 |
| Flesh and Blood (1922) | |
| Light in the Dark, The (1922) | |
| Oliver Twist (1922) | |
| Shadows (1922) | |
| Quincy Adams Sawyer (1922) | none |
| Blind Bargain, A (1922) | 165 |
| All the Brothers Were Valiant (1923) | 140 |
| While Paris Sleeps (1923) | H134 |
| Shock, The (1923) | 3817 |
| Hunchback of Notre Dame, The (1923) | 3874 |
| Next Corner, The (1924) | 628 |
| He Who Gets Slapped (1924) | 192 |
| Monster, The (1925) | none |
| Unholy Three, The (1925) | 217 |
| Phantom of the Opera, The (1925) | 4159 |
| Tower of Lies, The (1925) | 235 |
| Blackbird, The (1926) | 249 |
| Road to Mandalay, The (1926) | 275 |
| Tell It to the Marines (1926) | 266 |
| Mr. Wu (1927) | 301 |
| Unknown, The (1927) | 305 |
| Mockery (1927) | 320 |
| London After Midnight (1927) | 330 |
| Big City, The (1928) | 346 |
| Laugh, Clown, Laugh (1928) | 352 |
| While the City Sleeps (1928) | 370 |
| West of Zanzibar (1928) | 378 |
| Where East is East (1929) | 415 |
| Thunder (1929) | 425 |
| Unholy Three, The (1930) | 494 |
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