SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Fiction short. A version of Romeo and Juliet which is a record of the stage production at the Lyceum; Godfrey Tearle is Romeo and his wife, Mary Malone, is Juliet.

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Film

Technical information

Black-and-white / Silent

Year of release

1908

Recording date

17 Jun 1908

Duration

13 mins; 1240 feet

Availability

Presumed to be a lost film

Credits

Cast

Godfrey Tearle	Romeo
Mary Malone	Juliet
Gordon Bailey	Mercutio
James Annard	Tybalt
Lauderdale Maitland	Benvolio

Additional Details

Production type

Fiction Films

Plays

Romeo and Juliet

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

General

This film was Godfrey Tearle’s film debut.

Reviews

Ball, Robert Hamilton. Shakespeare on Silent Film: A Strange Eventful History. London: George Allen and Unwin, 1968 (p75-6, 318).

Production Company

Name

Gaumont

Web

http://www.gaumont.fr/ External site opens in new window

Address

30 avenue Charles de Gaulle
Neuilly-sur-Seine
92 200
France