| Romeo and Juliet | |
|---|---|
_-_A_Pictorial_History_of_the_Movies.jpg) Tybalt and Mercutio duel | |
| Directed by | J. Stuart Blackton |
| Based on | Romeo and Juliet 1597 play by William Shakespeare |
| Produced by | J. Stuart Blackton |
| Starring | Paul Panzer Florence Lawrence |
| Distributed by | Vitagraph Studios |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 15 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent film |
The first American film version of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet was a silent film short made in 1908 made by Vitagraph Studios. Directed by J. Stuart Blackton, it was filmed at Bethesda Terrace in Manhattan, New York.
The film starred Paul Panzer as Romeo and Florence Lawrence as Juliet.
It is now considered in great parts lost, only the second half survived
Plot summary
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Cast
- Paul Panzer - Romeo
- Florence Lawrence - Juliet
- John G. Adolfi - Tybalt
- Josephine Atkinson - Bit
- Louise Carver - Nurse
- Charles Chapman - Montague
- Gladys Hulette
- Charles Kent - Capulet
- William V. Ranous - Friar Lawrence
- William Shea - Peter
- Harry Solter
- Florence Turner
References
- Buchanan, Judith (2009). Shakespeare on Silent Film: An Excellent Dumb Discourse. Cambridge University Press. p. 108. ISBN 978-1-107-40372-7.
- "Romeo and Juliet - 1908 - Starring Florence Lawrence". YouTube. 28 September 2021.
External links
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