''Indian Romeo and Juliet'' is a 1912 American drama film directed by Laurence Trimble and starring

Florence Turner Florence Turner (January 6, 1885 – August 28, 1946) was an American actress who became known as the "Vitagraph Girl" in early silent films. Biography Born in New York City, Turner was pushed into appearing on the stage at age three by he ...

and

Wallace Reid William Wallace Halleck Reid (April 15, 1891 – January 18, 1923) was an American actor in silent film, referred to as "the screen's most perfect lover". He also had a brief career as a racing driver. Early life Reid was born in St. Louis, M ...

. The story is an adaption of ''

Romeo and Juliet ''Romeo and Juliet'' is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about the romance between two Italian youths from feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular plays during his lifetim ...

'' by

William Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...

set in Mohawk and

Huron Huron may refer to: People * Wyandot people (or Wendat), indigenous to North America * Wyandot language, spoken by them * Huron-Wendat Nation, a Huron-Wendat First Nation with a community in Wendake, Quebec * Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi ...

tribes.

Cast

as Ethona (

Juliet Juliet Capulet () is the female protagonist in William Shakespeare's romantic tragedy ''Romeo and Juliet''. A 13-year-old girl, Juliet is the only daughter of the patriarch of the House of Capulet. She falls in love with the male protagonist R ...

) *

as Oniatare ( Romeo) * Harry T. Morey as Kowa ( Count Paris) (credited as Harry Morrey) * Hal Reid as Rakowaneh (

Capulet William Shakespeare's play ''Romeo and Juliet'' contains a relatively distinctive cast of characters. In addition to the play's eponymous protagonists, Romeo, Romeo Montague and Juliet, Juliet Capulet, the play, which is set in Verona, Italy, co ...

) (credited as James H. Reid) *Mrs. Adelaide Ober as Neok ( the Nurse) *

Harold Wilson James Harold Wilson, Baron Wilson of Rievaulx, (11 March 1916 – 24 May 1995) was a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom twice, from October 1964 to June 1970, and again from March 1974 to April 1976. He ...

as Oyenkwa ( Friar Laurence)

Reception

A critic for '' Moving Picture World'' wrote, "It will be a good feature picture although the story is not very vital. The photographs are beautiful." A critic for ''The Cinema'' described it as "quite out of the ordinary, considering that it has strong romantic and poetic tendencies. It is an attempt to translate poetry into cinematography. Both the acting and the magnificent natural setting convey to the observer a vivid picture of the romance of the red man." They concluded that it is "altogether a remarkable film and a distinct improvement on previous Indian drama."

References

External links

* 1912 films American black-and-white films Silent American drama films 1912 drama films American silent short films Films directed by Laurence Trimble 1910s American films American drama short films {{1910s-short-drama-film-stub