Othello
- Synopsis
- Cut-out animated cartoon burlesque of Othello. Bioscope (29 July 1920) described the film thus - ‘The Moor of Venice becomes a seaside nigger minstrel whilst Desdemona (known as Mona for short) is the lovely daughter of the local bathing machine proprietor. After many humorous adventures in which the main parts of the famous tragedy are ingeniously, if irreverently introduced, Othello smothers Desdemona with burnt cork and kisses’.
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Black-and-white / Silent
- Year of release
- 1920
- Duration
- 9 mins; 850 feet
Credits
- Director
- Anson Dyer
- Producer
- Cecil Hepworth
- Screenplay
- Anson Dyer
- Animator
- Anson Dyer
Additional Details
- Production type
- Animation
- Plays
- Othello
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); burlesgues
Notes
- Notes
- The copy held in the BFI National Archive is incomplete (200ft, 2 mins). This print shows Othello blacking up, Mona at work at the seaside, Othello showing her a handkerchief, and the final kisses. The fragment may be viewed at www.screenonline.org.uk (accessed 7/2008)
Production Company
Archive
- Name
BFI National Archive
- Web
- http://www.bfi.org.uk/archive-collections/searching-access-collections/research-viewing-services External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7255 1444
- Fax
- 020 7436 0165
- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Othello". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av68685 (Accessed 20 Sep 2024)