A Stage Romance

Overview

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.

Directed by Herbert Brenon

Top cast

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

H

Hal De Forrest

Old Bob

E

Edward Kipling

Darious - hairdresser

H

Harry Gripp

John - prizefighter

A

Augustus Balfour

Stage Manager

J

Jack Collins

Bardolph

Cuyler Supplee

Tom

E

Edward Boring

Needles - spy

M

Myrta Bonillas

Countess Koefeld

P

Paula Shay

Amy, Countess of Goswill

V

Viva Verome

Gidsa

R

Ruth D. Goodwin

Littly Emily

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