Peg Woffington (1912 film)
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{{Infobox film
| name = Peg Woffington
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| director = A. E. Coleby
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| writer = {{ubl|Tom Taylor (play)|Charles Reade (play)|George Pearson}}
| starring = Leslie Howard Gordon
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| studio = Britannia Films
| distributor = Pathé Pictures International
| released = {{Film date|1912|08|}}
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| country = United Kingdom
| language = Silent
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Peg Woffington is a 1912 British silent historical film directed by A. E. Coleby and starring Leslie Howard Gordon.Klossner p.289 The film is based on the 1852 play Masks and Faces by Tom Taylor and Charles Reade. The play had previously been turned into a 1910 American film, and several further adaptations followed. It features the eighteenth century Irish actress Peg Woffington as a major character.
References
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Bibliography
- Klossner, Michael. The Europe of 1500-1815 on Film and Television: A Worldwide Filmography of Over 2550 Works, 1895 Through 2000. McFarland & Company, 2002.
External links
- {{IMDb title|1265148}}
Category:1910s English-language films
Category:1910s historical comedy films
Category:British black-and-white films
Category:British historical comedy films
Category:British silent short films
Category:Films directed by A. E. Coleby
Category:Films set in the 18th century
Category:Silent historical comedy films
Category:English-language historical comedy films
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