SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Comedy short. An experienced actor directs a melodrama for an amateur troupe. A jealous young man sabotages the set.

Country

United States

Medium

Film

Technical information

Black-and-white / Silent

Year of release

1915

Recording date

17 Aug 1915

Credits

Cast

Claude Cooper	Director
Harry Benham	Jealous young man

Additional Details

Production type

Fiction Films

Plays

Hamlet

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Amateur theatre

Notes

Notes

The copy held by the BFI National Archive is incomplete (809ft, 9 mins). Only the first reel is held; the missing second reel may have references to Hamlet beyond that suggested by the title.

Production Company

Name

Thanhauser Film Corporation

Archive

Name

BFI National Archive

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