| Peg Woffington | |
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| Directed by | A. E. Coleby |
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| Starring | Leslie Howard Gordon |
Production company | Britannia Films |
| Distributed by | Pathé Pictures International |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Peg Woffington is a 1912 British silent historical film directed by A. E. Coleby and starring Leslie Howard Gordon.[1] 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.