I Always Marry Juliet
- Synopsis
- Radio drama anthology series. The story, written and directed by Wyllis Cooper, tells of an old Shakespearean actor, Rambeau Bainbridge (Chappell), who specialises in playing Romeo. He has the habit of marrying the actresses who play Juliet, and then murdering them when he realises that they do not match up to the character Shakespeare wrote. Bainbridge’s story is told to William Shakespeare who, as the writer of Juliet’s role, and her murderer too, is sympathetic. Bainbridge and Shakespeare find themselves in a version of hell where they must play the balcony scene with their victims over and over again.
- Series
- Quiet, Please
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Radio
- Transmission details
- 5 Apr 1948 (Channel: MBS)
- Duration
- 29 mins
Credits
- Director
- Wyllis Cooper
- Writer
- Wyllis Cooper
- Cast
Nancy Moore Juliet Ernest Chappell Rambeau Bainbridge James Monks William Shakespeare
Additional Details
- Production type
- Television and Radio Drama
- Plays
- Romeo and Juliet
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- The play may be downloaded free from www.quietplease.org (accessed January 2007)
Note: The name of the actor playing Shakespeare was taken down phonetically from the downloaded version at quietplease.org and so there may be an error. - General
- It has been suggested that the story was inspired by Robert Browning’s poem ‘My Last Duchess’.
Online Availability
- Online URL
- http://www.quietplease.org
Production Company
- Name
ABC
Distributor (Sale)
- Name
otrsite.com
- Contact
- Jerry Haendiges
- jerry@otrsite.com
- Web
- http://www.otrsite.com External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 562-696-4387
- Fax
- 562-696-4387
- Address
- 1308 Sunset Drive
Whittier
CA 90602
USA
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "I Always Marry Juliet". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av67601 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)