Drama de Luxe

Synopsis
Comedy short in which Lupino Lane joins a vaudeville company, first as a bill sticker and then as an actor after the leading man quits. Includes a scene from Romeo and Juliet in which Lane (Romeo) trips over his cloak and falls into the orchestra pit, then destroys the set by trying to climb up to Juliet on the balcony. In the next scene he and the company manager fight with maces.
Country
United States
Medium
Film
Technical information
Black-and-white / Silent
Year of release
1927
Recording date
20 Feb 1927
Duration
18 mins; 660 (16mm) feet

Credits

Director
Norman Taurog
Cinematographer
Leonard Smith
Cast
Lupino LaneJ. Coddington Fish (Romeo)
Kathryn McGuireLeading lady (Juliet)
Wallace LupinoCompany manager

Additional Details

Production type
Fiction Films
Plays
Romeo and Juliet
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes
The BFI National Archive holds preservation material only, no viewing copy (6/2007).
General
From a story by Norman Taurog.

Production Company

Name

Lupino Lane Comedy Corporation

Archive

Name

BFI National Archive

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Fax
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Address
21 Stephen Street
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How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Drama de Luxe". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av68528 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)