The Merchant of Venice (1916 film)
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.
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| Directed by | Walter West |
| Produced by | Walter West |
| Written by | William Shakespeare (play) |
| Starring | Matheson Lang Hutin Britton Terence O'Brien |
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Release date | 1916 |
Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Production
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 wasn't a success.[2]
Cast
- Matheson Lang - Shylock
- Hutin Britton - Portia
- Ernest Caselli - Lorenzo
- Kathleen Hazel Jones - Jessica
- George Morgan - Lancelot
- Terence O'Brien - Tubal
- George Skillan - Antonio
- Joseph Tozer - Bassanio
- Marguerite Westlake - Nerissa
References
- Bamford p.55
- Low, Rachael (13 September 2013). The History of British Film (Volume 3): The History of the British Film 1914 - 1918. Routledge. p. -84. ISBN 9781136206061. Retrieved 10 October 2018 – via Google Books.
Bibliography
- Bamford, Kenton. Distorted Images: British National Identity and Film in the 1920s. I.B. Tauris, 1999.
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