Triumph

Synopsis
Feature film. David Garnet, a tin magnate, dies leaving his fortune to his wastral son on the condition that he settles down within two years. The son, King Garnet, becomes a tramp and so the business passes to William, another son by a secret marriage. Both sons fall in love with the factory’s forewoman, Ann, who has ambitions to be an opera singer. Includes a brief scene from Romeo and Juliet (the balcony scene) with Rod La Rocque and Victor Varconi who play Romeo to win her hand.
Country
United States
Medium
Film
Technical information
Black-and-white / Silent
Year of release
1924
Recording date
27 Apr 1924
Duration
c88; c8,000 feet
Availability
Presumed a lost film.

Credits

Director
Cecil B. DeMille
Producer
Cecil B. DeMille
Cinematographer
Bert Glennon
Screenplay
Jeanie Macpherson
Cast
Victor VarconiWilliam Silver (Romeo)
Leatrice JoyAnn Land (Juliet)
George FawcettDavid Garnett

Additional Details

Production type
Fiction Films
Historical period
Renaissance Italy
Plays
Romeo and Juliet
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

General
Adapted from the novel by Mary Edginton.
Stills
A still, held by the Museum of Modern Art, of Leatrice Joy and Victor Varconi in the balcony scene is reproduced in Ball (no. 51).
Reviews
Ball, Robert Hamilton. Shakespeare on Silent Film: A Strange Eventful History. London: George Allen and Unwin, 1968 (p270, 374).

Production Company

Name

Famous Players-Lasky Corporation

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Triumph". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av68846 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)