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A Stage Romance is a 1922 American silent historical drama film directed by Herbert Brenon and starring William Farnum, Peggy Shaw, and Holmes Herbert. It is an adaptation of the play Kean by Alexandre Dumas about the adventures of the British actor Edmund Kean.
A Stage Romance: Directed by Bannister Merwin. With Mary Fuller. At the very opening of this picture we are shown the rehearsal of a new Civil War drama. Here is shown the alert stage manager, the leading lady, the heavy man and the hero.
- Bannister Merwin
- 1911-02-17
- Drama, Short
- Mary Fuller
A Stage Romance: Directed by Herbert Brenon. With William Farnum, Peggy Shaw, Holmes Herbert, Mario Carillo. Edmund Kean, the nineteenth century English tragedian, saves a young woman from a fortune-hunting adventurer. He also saves a nobleman's wife from being led astray by the Prince of Wales.
- Herbert Brenon
- 1922-03-05
- Biography, Drama
- 70
A Stage Romance (1911) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Nov 20, 2021 · Mary is as stage actress preparing for opening night. Her part calls for her to shoot a Union soldier being played by her beau. Unknown to Mary another spu...
Seeing the prince, a fit of madness overtakes Kean; he denounces the prince from the stage and is taken fainting to his dressing room, where he explains complications regarding the countess' presence in his chamber and apologizes to the prince. Ultimately he and Anna are united.
In real life, Kean married in his twenties and later became involved in a scandalous divorce case that ruined his reputation and career; here he has two loves, a countess (Myrtle Bonillas), who is also loved by the Prince of Wales (Holmes Herbert), and Anna Darby, a stage-struck lass (Peggy Shaw).
