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.

Details

Cast

William Farnum

Peggy Shaw

Holmes Herbert

Mario Carillo

Paul McAllister

Etienne Girardot

Bernard Siegel

Florence Ashbrooke

America Chedister

Hal De Forrest