Masks and Faces
| Masks and Faces | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Fred Paul |
| Written by | Charles Reade (novel) Tom Taylor (play) Benedict James |
| Produced by | Fred Paul Maurice Elvey |
| Starring | Johnston Forbes-Robertson Irene Vanbrugh Gerald du Maurier Gladys Cooper |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Ideal Film Company |
Release date | March 1917 |
Running time | 6,700 feet |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Masks and Faces is a 1917 British silent biographical film directed by Fred Paul and starring Johnston Forbes-Robertson, Irene Vanbrugh and Henry S. Irving.[1] The film depicts episodes from the life of the eighteenth-century Irish actress Peg Woffington. It is based on the 1852 play Masks and Faces by Charles Reade and Tom Taylor.
Cast
- Johnston Forbes-Robertson - Triplet
- Irene Vanbrugh - Peg Woffington
- Henry S. Irving - Colander
- Gerald du Maurier - Hunsdon
- Dennis Neilson-Terry - Ernest Vane
- Gladys Cooper - Mabel Vane
- Ben Webster - Sir Charles Pomander
- C.M. Lowne - Quinn
- Nigel Playfair - Rich
- Lillah McCarthy - Kitty Clive
- Dion Boucicault Jr. - Colly Cibber
- Henry Vibart - Burdock
- Donald Calthrop - Lovell
- J. Fisher White - Snarl
- Lyall Swete - Soper
- Helen Haye - Dame Best
- Matheson Lang - Coachman
- Weedon Grossmith - Fiddler
- Gerald Ames - Fencing Master
- Mary Brough - Landlady
- Gertrude Elliott - Member of Rich's Company
- Lilian Braithwaite - Member of Rich's Company
- Ellaline Terriss - Member of Rich's Company
- Fabia Drake - Triplet's Child
- Mabel Russell - Footman
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