Peg Woffington (1912)

Directed by

A.E. Coleby

Genre

comedy film, silent film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

32 min

Elsewhere

IMDb

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The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

This silent comedy is set in 18th century London. It follows an Irish actress as she navigates the theater world and social circles of the time.

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What happens

Peg Woffington is a 1912 British silent historical film directed by A. E. Coleby and starring Leslie Howard Gordon. 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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