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.

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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.

Peg Woffington (1912 film)

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1910s British films

1910s English-language films

1910s historical comedy films

1912 films

British black-and-white films

British historical comedy films

British silent short films

Films directed by A. E. Coleby

Films set in London

Films set in the 18th century

Silent historical comedy films

Peg Woffington (1912 film)