A Stage Romance

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Release date: March 05, 1922
Duration: 70 minutes
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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.

Starring

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William Farnum
Edmund Kean
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Peggy Shaw
Anna Damby
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Holmes Herbert
Prince of Wales
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Mario Carillo
Lord Melville
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Paul McAllister
Count Koefeld