Merchant of Venice, The

Synopsis
Feature film. A recording of a St James’s Theatre production with Matheson Lang as Shylock.
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Film
Technical information
Black-and-white / Silent
Year of release
1916
Duration
66 mins; 6,000 feet

Credits

Director
Walter West
Producer
Walter West
Cast
Matheson LangShylock
George SkillonAntonio
J.R. TozerBassanio
Hutin BrittonPortia
Ernest CaselliLorenzo
George MorganLauncelot Gobbo
John DalyPrince of Morocco
Kathleen Hazel JonesJessica
Marguerite WestlakeNerissa
Terence O’BrienTubal

Additional Details

Production type
Fiction Films
Plays
Merchant of Venice, The
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes
The BFI National Archive holds only reels two and three of a five-reel feature (1,849ft, 20mins). The surviving footage shows the action from Antonio first agreeing with Shylock to his bond (I iii) to Portia saying ‘Is your name Shylock?' in court (IV i). Ball gives a detailed description of the footage and intertitles.
Reviews
Ball, Robert Hamilton. Shakespeare on Silent Film: A Strange Eventful History. London: George Allen and Unwin, 1968 (pp245-52, 366-7).

Production Company

Name

Broadwest Film Company

Archive

Name

BFI National Archive

Web
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Phone
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Fax
020 7436 0165
Address
21 Stephen Street
London
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How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Merchant of Venice, The". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av68684 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)