Merchant of Venice, The
- Synopsis
- Early sound short showing the trial scene from The Merchant of Venice (IV i). Lewis Casson is Shylock and Joyce Lyons plays Portia.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Black-and-white / Sound
- Year of release
- 1927
- Duration
- 10 mins; 934 feet
Credits
Additional Details
- Production type
- Fiction Films
- Plays
- Merchant of Venice, The
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- General
- "Lee De Forest pioneered a system of photographing sound on film which is the basis of all sound films today, and his company De Forest Phonofilms made a large number of sound films exploiting this process in Britain and America in the mid to late 20s. This film would appear to be the first talking Shakespeare film, although there is ROMEO I GIULETTA (c1927), and an extract from Gounod’s opera, also produced by De Forest Phonofilms’ [McKernan, Luke and Olwen Terris. Walking Shadows: (op cit)].
- Reviews
- McKernan, Luke and Olwen Terris. Walking Shadows: Shakespeare in the National Film and Television Archive. London: BFI, 1994, p. 105-6.
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
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How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Merchant of Venice, The". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av68696 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)