SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

RKO comedy short. The film has little relationship to Shakespeare and is included because of its delightful title. Two bums, Fat and Rivets, are hired by a rich man to make his daughter realise that her fiance, an ex-prize fighter, is a hoodlum. There are just two references to Shakespeare. In a speech to assembled guests the fiance claims that he ‘spent a lot of time studying the literature and the arts...as Shakespeare would say "All the world’s a stage, and all the mugs is players.'". Towards the end of the film, reacting on two occasions to his misfortunes, he exclaims ‘What would Shakespeare say about this?'.

Language

English

Country

United States

Medium

Film

Technical information

Black-and-white / Sound

Year of release

1933

Duration

19 mins; 1,689 feet

Credits

Director

Harry Sweet; Leslie Goodwins

Cinematographer

Jack MacKenzie

Screenplay

Harry Sweet; Hugh Cummings

Cast

Dell Henderson	The Girl’s father
Harry Gribbon	Rivets
Harry Sweet	Fat
Marjory Petersen	The Girk
Tom Kennedy	The Boy

Additional Details

Production type

Fiction Films

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Production Company

Name

RKO

Notes

Home Video rights in the UK are handled bu Universal Home Video (qv). TV rights in the UK are held by the BBC. US rights are held by Warner Home Video.

Archive

Name

BFI National Archive

Web

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Phone

020 7255 1444

Fax

020 7436 0165

Address

21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN

Name

Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division

Web

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Phone

(202) 707-7833

Address

Recorded Sound Reference Centre
101 Independence Avenue, S.E.
Room LM-113
Washington, DC 20540