About
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.
Theatrical
Mar 5, 1922
Cast
Full credits →W
William Farnum
Edmund Kean
P
Peggy Shaw
Anna Damby
H
Holmes Herbert
Prince of Wales
M
Mario Carillo
Lord Melville
P
Paul McAllister
Count Koefeld
E
Etienne Girardot
Salomon
B
Bernard Siegel
Mr. Sleeker
F
Florence Ashbrooke
Mrs. Bob
A
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
C
Cuyler Supplee
Tom
E
Edward Boring
Needles - spy
M
Myrta Bonillas
Countess Koefeld
P
Paula Shay
Amy, Countess of Goswill
