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Status
Released
Release
1922
Runtime
1h 10m
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.
20 Cast Members
William Farnum
Edmund Kean
Peggy Shaw
Anna Damby
Holmes Herbert
Prince of Wales
Mario Carillo
Lord Melville
Paul McAllister
Count Koefeld
Etienne Girardot
Salomon
Bernard Siegel
Mr. Sleeker
Florence Ashbrooke
Mrs. Bob
America Chedister
Lady Anne Boyle
Hal De Forrest
Old Bob
Edward Kipling
Darious - hairdresser
Harry Gripp
John - prizefighter
Augustus Balfour
Stage Manager
Jack Collins
Bardolph
Cuyler Supplee
Tom
Edward Boring
Needles - spy
Myrta Bonillas
Countess Koefeld
Paula Shay
Amy, Countess of Goswill
Viva Verome
Gidsa
Ruth D. Goodwin
Littly Emily
