Peg Woffington (1912 film)
Appearance
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Directed by | A. E. Coleby |
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Starring | Leslie Howard Gordon |
Production company | Britannia Films |
Distributed by | Pathé Pictures International |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Peg Woffington is a 1912 British silent historical film directed by A. E. Coleby and starring Leslie Howard Gordon.[1] The film is based on the 1852 play Masks and Faces by Tom Taylor and Charles Reade. The play had previously been turned into a 1910 American film, and several further adaptations followed. It features the eighteenth century Irish actress Peg Woffington as a major character.
References
[edit]- ^ Klossner p.289
Bibliography
[edit]- Klossner, Michael. The Europe of 1500-1815 on Film and Television: A Worldwide Filmography of Over 2550 Works, 1895 Through 2000. McFarland & Company, 2002.
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Categories:
- 1912 films
- 1910s British films
- 1910s English-language films
- 1910s historical comedy films
- British black-and-white films
- British historical comedy films
- British silent short films
- Films directed by A. E. Coleby
- Films set in London
- Films set in the 18th century
- Silent historical comedy films
- English-language historical comedy films
- 1910s British film stubs