Merchant of Venice, The

Synopsis
Animated burlesque. Antonio is a Venetian ice-cream man; Bassanio a navvy. Antonio is brought to court by Shylock. After shedding flood of tears (which cause the flowers in her window box to grow) Portia (a housemaid) defends her lover in court. She demands that Shylock be asked to produce his ration book which shows that he has spent his meat tickets. The sub-titling is made to emanate from a gramophone. Shylock is portrayed by the tragedian Ward R. Street (Wardour Street).
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Film
Technical information
Black-and-white / Silent
Year of release
1919
Availability
Presumed a lost film

Credits

Director
Anson Dyer
Producer
Cecil Hepworth
Writer
Anson Dyer
Animator
Anson Dyer

Additional Details

Production type
Animation
Plays
Merchant of Venice, The
Keywords
Shakespeare, William; burlesgues

Notes

Reviews
Kine Monthly Film Record (September 1919).

Production Company

Name

Hepworth Picture Plays

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Merchant of Venice, The". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av68732 (Accessed 12 Nov 2024)