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[Progressive Silent Film List: ''Romeo and Juliet''](_blank)
at silentera.com 1916 American silent film based on
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 ...
's play, ''
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 ...
''.
John W. Noble
John Winthrop Noble (born Winfield Fernley Kutz; June 24, 1880 – September 10, 1946) was an American film director and screenwriter during the silent era.
Career
John Winthrop Noble was the professional name of Winfield Fernley Kutz (someti ...
is credited as director and
Francis X. Bushman
Francis Xavier Bushman (January 10, 1883 – August 23, 1966) was an American film actor and director. His career as a matinee idol started in 1911 in the silent film ''His Friend's Wife.'' He gained a large female following and was one of the ...
and
Beverly Bayne
Beverly Bayne (born Pearl Beverly Van Name; November 11, 1894 – August 18, 1982) was an American actress who appeared in silent films beginning in 1910 in Chicago, Illinois, where she worked for Essanay Studios.
Early life
Born in Minneapoli ...
star as the lovers. This film was produced in 1916, the 300th anniversary of Shakespeare's death, and was released amongst many other commemorations of his works.
This film was produced and released in direct competition with another film, ''
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 ...
'' produced by
William Fox, starring
Theda Bara, and released three days later. Bushman later claimed, in an interview, that he went to see the Theda Bara version and was shocked to see that Fox had added some intertitles from the Metro version.
[''The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1911-20'' by The American Film Institute, c1988]
Plot summary
Cast
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Francis X. Bushman
Francis Xavier Bushman (January 10, 1883 – August 23, 1966) was an American film actor and director. His career as a matinee idol started in 1911 in the silent film ''His Friend's Wife.'' He gained a large female following and was one of the ...
as
Romeo
*
Beverly Bayne
Beverly Bayne (born Pearl Beverly Van Name; November 11, 1894 – August 18, 1982) was an American actress who appeared in silent films beginning in 1910 in Chicago, Illinois, where she worked for Essanay Studios.
Early life
Born in Minneapoli ...
as
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 ...
* Horace Vinton as Escalus, Prince of Verona
*
John Davidson as
Paris
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* Eric Hudson as
Montague
* Edmund Elton as
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 ...
* Leonard Grover as Old Man
*
Fritz Leiber, Sr. as
Mercutio
* Olav Skavlan as
Benvolio
*
Lawson Butt as
Tybalt
Tybalt () is a character in William Shakespeare's play ''Romeo and Juliet''. He is the son of Lady Capulet's brother, Juliet's short-tempered first cousin, and Romeo's rival. Tybalt shares the same name as the character Tibert / Tybalt ''"the ...
* Robert Cummings as
Friar Laurence
* A. J. Herbert as Friar John
* Edwin Boring as Balthasar
*
William Morris
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as Abraham
* Joseph Dailey as Peter
References
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Bushman as Romeo on the front cover of''
Motion Picture Magazine''
1916 films
American silent feature films
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1916 romantic drama films
American romantic drama films
American black-and-white films
Films based on Romeo and Juliet
Films directed by John W. Noble
1910s American films
Silent romantic drama films
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