Actress Peg is jilted by her boyfriend Michael, and becomes a famous Drury Lane actress.
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Title: Peg of Old Drury (1935)
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Cast
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| Anna Neagle | ... | Peg Woffington | |
| Margaretta Scott | ... | Kitty Clive | |
| Maire O'Neill | ... | Mrs. Woffington - Peg's Mother | |
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Dorothy Robinson | ... | Mrs. Margaret Dalloway |
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Polly Emery | ... | Martha the Maid |
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Aubrey Fitzgerald | ... | Digby |
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Arthur Sinclair | ... | Mr. Woffington - Peg's Father |
| Jack Hawkins | ... | Michael O'Taffe | |
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Robert Atkins | ... | Dr. Samuel Johnson |
| Hay Petrie | ... | Mr. Rich | |
| Cedric Hardwicke | ... | David Garrick (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke also) | |
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Actress Peg is jilted by her boyfriend Michael, and becomes a famous Drury Lane actress.
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(uncredited)
Written by Maurice Sigler, Al Goodhart and Al Hoffman
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The playbills shown are almost exact copies of those in the Victoria and Albert Museum Theatre Collection down to listing the actual actors that performed with Garrick. They omit other acts on the bill, including the fact that 'Richard III' was followed by "entertainment of dancing The Virgin Unmask'd". See more »Soundtracks
A Little Dash of Dublin(uncredited)
Written by Maurice Sigler, Al Goodhart and Al Hoffman
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Country:
UKLanguage:
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3 February 1936 (UK) See more »Filming Locations:
The British & Dominions Imperial Studios, Boreham Wood, Hertfordshire, England, UKCompany Credits
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Anyone who claims that anything directed by an 'auteur' is automatically more worthy of your time than a film by a mere 'metteur en scene' should be forced to spend all eternity watching 'A Song is Born' and 'Donovan's Reef' at least three times a day.
Having endured so many dreary films directed by Herbert Wilcox, I am prepared to concede him at least two decent films: this and 'Laughing Anne' (1953). I saw 'Nell Gwynn' (1934) about twenty-five years ago and was very unimpressed with it; and and have always been more interested in seeing this. Today I finally got my wish and it proved a double-whammy: a sequel better than the original and an enjoyable film by Mr Wilcox. It can happen!