''Lady Windermere's Fan'' is a 1916 British silent

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directed by

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and starring

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, Netta Westcott and Nigel Playfair. It was the first film adaptation of

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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 is ...

''. A print of the film still existsProgressive Silent Film List: ''Lady Windermere's Fan''
at silentera.com and it has been released on DVD by the British Film Institute.

Cast

- Lord Windermere * Netta Westcott - Lady Windermere * Nigel Playfair - Lord Augustus Lorton * Irene Rooke - Mrs Erlynne *

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- Lord Darlington * Alice De Winton - Duchess of Berwick * E. Vivian Reynolds - Mr Dumby * Joyce Kerr - Agatha *

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- Cecil Graham * Sydney Vautier - Hopper

References

External links

* 1916 films 1910s English-language films Films based on Lady Windermere's Fan Films directed by Fred Paul 1916 comedy films Silent British comedy films British silent feature films Ideal Film Company films British black-and-white films 1910s British films English-language comedy films {{UK-silent-comedy-film-stub