---
title: 'Masks and Faces (1917)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Fred Paul'
released: '1917-01-01'
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/masks-and-faces-1917'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0009359/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Masks and Faces (1917)

1917 · Comedy, History · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

Masks and Faces is a 1917 British silent biographical film directed by Fred Paul and starring Johnston Forbes-Robertson, Irene Vanbrugh and Henry S. Irving. The film depicts episodes from the life of the eighteenth-century Irish actress Peg Woffington. It is based on the 1852 play Masks and Faces by Charles Reade and Tom Taylor.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Fred Paul](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-paul)
- **Producer:** [Maurice Elvey](https://cinepixo.com/people/maurice-elvey)

## Cast

- [Gladys Cooper](https://cinepixo.com/people/gladys-cooper)
- [Irene Vanbrugh](https://cinepixo.com/people/irene-vanbrugh)
- [Gerald du Maurier](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerald-du-maurier)
- [Johnston Forbes-Robertson](https://cinepixo.com/people/johnston-forbes-robertson)

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