A Pair of Spectacles is a 1916 British silent comedy film directed by Alexander Butler and starring John Hare, Peggy Hyland and Booth Conway, based on the play of the same name by Sydney Grundy. It was made at Isleworth Studios.
Esmeralda, an Australian heiress played by Daisy Burrell, is courted by Lord Trafford (Owen Nares), an English peer in need of money. However, she refuses him and marries the man she loves, Norman Druce, a humble miner.
Directed byAlexander Butler OriginUnited-kingdom GenresFantasy, Horror Rating47% An Ancient Egyptian princess transforms herself into a beetle in order to seek revenge on a British Member of Parliament.