6.3
a biopic of eighteenth-century Irish actress Peg Woffington. It was based on the play Masks and Faces.
Anna Neagle
Peg Woffington
Cedric Hardwicke
David Garrick
Jack Hawkins
Michael O'Taffe
Robert Atkins
Dr. Samuel Johnson
Leslie French
Alexander Pope
Margaretta Scott
Kitty Clive
Maire O'Neill
Mrs. Woffington - Peg's Mother
Dorothy Robinson
Mrs. Margaret Dalloway
Polly Emery
Martha the Maid
Aubrey Fitzgerald
Digby
Arthur Sinclair
Mr. Woffington - Peg's Father
Hay Petrie
Mr. Rich
Sara Allgood
Irish Woman on Boat (uncredited)
Frederick Culley
Minor Role (uncredited)
Florence Harwood
Minor Role (uncredited)
Tom Heslewood
William Pitt (uncredited)
Eliot Makeham
Dr. Bowdler
Miles Malleson
Minor Role (uncredited)
Stuart Robertson
Singer (uncredited)
Christopher Steele
Oliver Goldsmith (uncredited)
Director
Herbert Wilcox
Scenario Writer
Miles Malleson
June 19, 2022
5
Herbert Wilcox assembled a pretty strong cast for this historical romance. Anna Neagle is the eponymous "Peg" who comes to London from Ireland with her beau "Michael" (Jack Hawkins). He promptly dumps her and she decides to make a career on the stage. With the assistance of impresario David Garrick (Sir Cedric Hardwicke) she is an huge success wowing crowds at the famous "Theatre Royal" in Drury Lane - and enticing Garrick to fall for her... Her success brings back the now unwanted attentions of her erstwhile beau and also some serious health issues at which point the story becomes a touch too melodramatic. It is fortunate that much of this is set in/around the theatre as the performances are very much in that mould - intentionally or not. Small sets, narrow-focus photography and jauntily composed music keep this jolly drama rolling along well enough, though the dialogue meanders at times. There are some quite decent visual effects here, for 1935, too.
Status:
Released
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Budget:
$0.00
Revenue:
$0.00