The Merchant of Venice is a 1916 British silent drama film directed by Walter West and starring Matheson Lang, Hutin Britton, Ernest Caselli. It is an adaptation of William Shakespeare's play The Merchant of Venice.
| The Merchant of Venice | |
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| Directed by | Walter West |
| Written by | William Shakespeare (play) |
| Produced by | Walter West |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Production edit
The film was made by Broadwest. The company hired the complete stage cast of the play and filmed at Walthamstow Studios using largely natural light.[1] The film marked the screen debut of Matheson Lang who went on to become one of the leading British actors of the 1920s. It was not a success.[2]
Cast edit
- Matheson Lang as Shylock
- Hutin Britton as Portia
- Ernest Caselli as Lorenzo
- Kathleen Hazel Jones as Jessica
- George Morgan as Lancelot
- Terence O'Brien as Tubal
- George Skillan as Antonio
- Joseph Tozer as Bassanio
- Marguerite Westlake as Nerissa
References edit
- ^ Bamford, Kenton. Distorted Images: British National Identity and Film in the 1920s. I.B. Tauris, 1999. p. 55.
- ^ Low, Rachael (2005). The History of British Film (Volume 3): The History of the British Film 1914 - 1918. Routledge. p. 295. doi:10.4324/9781315005713. ISBN 0415679885 – via Google Books.
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