6.6
Emma
1996
Peg of Old Drury (1935)
August 27, 19351h 15mEN
6.8
4 votes
Overview
a biopic of eighteenth-century Irish actress Peg Woffington. It was based on the play Masks and Faces.
Director
Herbert WilcoxWriter
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EN
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5.0Herbert 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…
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