SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

A compilation of screen tests given by Mrs Patrick Campbell. Includes the sleepwalking scene from Macbeth, Palleas and Melisande (sound only), Yiddish dialect from The Matriach (sound only), and a scene from Pygmalion (sound only). The information is taken from the UCLA catalogue record.

Language

English

Country

United States

Medium

Film

Technical information

Black-and-white / Sound

Recording date

1930

Duration

11 (in total); 1000 feet

Credits

Cast

Patrick Mrs. Campbell

Lady Macbeth

Additional Details

Production type

Other

Plays

Macbeth

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Screen tests

Notes

Notes

The catalogue entry provided by UCLA Film and Television Archive gives 1930 as a circa date and has made a calculated assumption that RKO is the producer.

General

Mrs Patrick Campbell made her film debut at the age of 68 in RIPTIDE (1934) directed by Edmund Goulding.

Production Company

Name

RKO

Notes

Home Video rights in the UK are handled bu Universal Home Video (qv). TV rights in the UK are held by the BBC. US rights are held by Warner Home Video.

Archive

Name

UCLA Film & Television Archive

Email

arsc@ucla.edu

Web

http://www.cinema.ucla.edu/access/databases.html External site opens in new window

Phone

(310) 206 5388

Fax

(310) 206 5392

Address

Individual Access
Archive Study and Research Center
46 Powell Library
302 East Melnitz
Los Angeles
CA90095-1323
USA