''Lady Windermere's Fan'' is a 1916 British
silent comedy film
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directed by
Fred Paul
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and starring
Milton Rosmer
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,
Netta Westcott and
Nigel Playfair
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After acting as an amateur while practising as a lawyer, he turne ...
. It was the first film adaptation of
Oscar Wilde
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's 1892 play ''
Lady Windermere's Fan
''Lady Windermere's Fan, A Play About a Good Woman'' is a four-act comedy by Oscar Wilde, first performed on Saturday, 20 February 1892, at the St James's Theatre in London.
The story concerns Lady Windermere, who suspects that her husband i ...
''. A print of the film still exists
Progressive Silent Film List: ''Lady Windermere's Fan''
at silentera.com and it has been released on DVD by the British Film Institute.
Cast
* Milton Rosmer
Milton Rosmer (4 November 1881 – 7 December 1971) was a British actor
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern ...
- Lord Windermere
* Netta Westcott - Lady Windermere
* Nigel Playfair
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After acting as an amateur while practising as a lawyer, he turne ...
- Lord Augustus Lorton
* Irene Rooke - Mrs Erlynne
* Arthur Wontner
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Career
Wontner's acting career began on the stage where he ...
- Lord Darlington
* Alice De Winton
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She was born and died in London. She was the daughter of Henry Wilson, a retired army surgeon major, and Louisa Ducrow (daughter of equestrian and circus man ...
- Duchess of Berwick
* E. Vivian Reynolds - Mr Dumby
* Joyce Kerr - Agatha
* Evan Thomas
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Early life and career
Thomas was born in Huntington, New York, and r ...
- Cecil Graham
* Sydney Vautier - Hopper
References
External links
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1916 films
1910s English-language films
Films based on Lady Windermere's Fan
Films directed by Fred Paul
1916 comedy films
British comedy films
British silent feature films
Ideal Film Company films
British black-and-white films
1910s British films
Silent comedy films
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