Julius Caesar

Synopsis
RKO Radio Pictures Short. Described on the BFI Film & Television database as ‘A travesty of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar’ and ‘Comedy short with human faces on the bodies of marionettes’.
Series
Humanettes
Language
English
Country
United States
Medium
Film
Technical information
Black-and-white / Sound
Year of release
1931
Duration
8 mins; 774 feet

Credits

Director
Jason Leigh
Producer
Frank L. Newman
Cinematographer
Lloyd Knechtel
Writer
Charles Saxton; Harold Tarshis
Cast
Barney Furey 
Billy Gilbert 
Eddie Lambert 
Marcia Manning 
Milton Halpern 
Nelson McDowell 

Additional Details

Production type
Fiction Films
Plays
Julius Caesar
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Puppets

Notes

Notes
The BFI National Archive holds master preservation material only - no viewing copy (11/2011).

The Library of Congress holds a cutting continuity script.
General
No. 9 in the Humanettes series. From the original creation of Bert Levy.

Production Company

Name

RKO Radio Pictures

Archive

Name

BFI National Archive

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How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Julius Caesar". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av73633 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)