Love in a Wood

Synopsis
An adaptation by Kenelm Foss of As You Like It, directed by Maurice Elvey with Elizabeth Risdon as Rosalind. The production, in modern dress, follows Shakespeare’s plot quite closely and places the action on a country estate. At one point in the film Rosalind and Celia arrive at a gypsy camp and buy clothes from the gypsies to disguise themselves.
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Film
Technical information
Black-and-white / Silent
Year of release
1915
Duration
c55; c5000 feet
Availability
Presumed a lost film.

Credits

Director
Maurice Elvey
Screenplay
Kenelm Foss
Cast
Elisabeth RisdonRosalind
Vera CunninghamCelia
Gerald AmesOrlando
Frank StanmoreTouchstone
Edward O’NeillSquire Duke (Duke Senior)
Fred GrovesFredericks (Duke Frederick)
Kenelm FossOliver

Additional Details

Theatre company
St MargaretsTheatre Company, Twickenham
Production type
Fiction Films
Historical period
1910s
Plays
As You Like It
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

History
The American copyright date is March 1 1916.
Reviews
Ball, Robert Hamilton. Shakespeare on Silent Film: A Strange Eventful History. London: George Allen and Unwin, 1968 (pp 221-3, 360).

Production Company

Name

London Film Company

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Love in a Wood". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av68714 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)