Masks and Faces
1917 film
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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.
Directed byFred Paul
Written by
- Charles Reade (novel)
- Tom Taylor (play)
- Benedict James
Produced by
- Fred Paul
- Maurice Elvey
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| Directed by | Fred Paul |
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| Distributed by | Ideal Film Company |
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Running time | 6,700 feet |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
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
- Renée Mayer - Triplet's Child
- Mabel Russell - Footman
