A silent film about the famous Shakespearean actor Edmund Kean, whose life intertwines with a young woman, Anna Damby, and Countess Koefeld. Kean, inspired by the Countess, becomes entangled in a plot involving Anna, her guardian, and a roué named Lord Melville. The story culminates in a benefit performance where Kean's passionate denouncement of the Prince of Wales leads to his downfall.
as Edmund Kean
as Anna Damby
as Prince of Wales
as Lord Melville
as Count Koefeld
as Salomon
as Mr. Sleeker
as Mrs. Bob
as Lady Anne Boyle
as Old Bob
as Darious - hairdresser
as John - prizefighter
as Stage Manager
as Bardolph
as Tom
as Needles - spy
as Countess Koefeld
as Amy, Countess of Goswill
as Gidsa
as Littly Emily
