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.
Director and cast
- William Farnum as Edmund Kean
- Peggy Shaw as Anna Damby
- Holmes Herbert as Prince of Wales
- Mario Carillo as Lord Melville
- Paul McAllister as Count Koefeld
- Etienne Girardot as Salomon
- Bernard Siegel as Mr. Sleeker
- Florence Ashbrooke as Mrs. Bob
- America Chedister as Lady Anne Boyle
- Hal De Forest as Old Bob
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