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Film / 1922
A Stage Romance
Directed by
Herbert Brenon
A silent film about the famous Shakespearean actor Edmund Kean, whose life intertwines with a young woman, Anna Damby, and Countess Koefeld. Kean, inspired by the Countess, becomes entangled in a plot involving Anna, her guardian, and a roué named Lord Melville. The story culminates in a benefit performance where Kean's passionate denouncement of the Prince of Wales leads to his downfall.
The story
A silent film about the famous Shakespearean actor Edmund Kean, whose life intertwines with a young woman, Anna Damby, and Countess Koefeld. Kean, inspired by the Countess, becomes entangled in a plot involving Anna, her guardian, and a roué named Lord Melville. The story culminates in a benefit performance where Kean's passionate denouncement of the Prince of Wales leads to his downfall.
Cast
William FarnumEdmund Kean
Peggy ShawAnna Damby
Holmes HerbertPrince of Wales
Mario CarilloLord Melville
Paul McAllisterCount Koefeld
Etienne GirardotSalomon
Bernard SiegelMr. Sleeker
Florence AshbrookeMrs. Bob
America ChedisterLady Anne Boyle
Hal De ForrestOld Bob
Edward KiplingDarious - hairdresser
Harry GrippJohn - prizefighter
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