Peg of Old Drury
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Peg of Old Drury is a 1935 British historical film directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Anna Neagle, Cedric Hardwicke and Margaretta Scott.[1] The film is a biopic of 18th century Irish actress Peg Woffington. It was based on the play Masks and Faces by Charles Reade and Tom Taylor. It contains passages of 18th century Shakespearian performance, from The Merchant of Venice, Richard III and As You Like It.[2]
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Directed by | Herbert Wilcox |
Screenplay by | Miles Malleson |
Based on | the play Masks and Faces by Charles Reade and Tom Taylor |
Produced by | Herbert Wilcox |
Starring | Anna Neagle Cedric Hardwicke Margaretta Scott |
Cinematography | Freddie Young |
Edited by | Merrill G. White |
Production company | Herbert Wilcox Productions for British & Dominions Film Corporation |
Distributed by | United Artists Corporation (UK) |
Release date | 28 August 1935 (London) (UK) |
Running time | 75 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
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The film was voted the third best British movie of 1936.[3] Wilcox said the film "was enormously successful both here and in the States, artistically as well as at the box office."[4]