
Film
A Stage Romance
1922 · 1h 10m · Drama
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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.
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
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
Crew
- Herbert BrenonDirector
- Alexandre DumasScreenplay
- Tom MalloyDirector of Photography
Details
- Release date
- March 5, 1922
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 10m
- Genres
- Drama
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