Drama de luxe

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Lane, Lupino, 1892-1959, actor.

Taurog, Norman, 1899-1981, director, screenwriter.

AM (Publisher), digitiser.

British Film Institute, owner.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Romeo and Juliet.

Shakespeare, William.

Actors--Drama.

Actors.

Genre:

Fiction films

Silent films

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (22 min., 59 sec.)) silent with intertitles, black and white

Production:

[United States] Educational Film Exchanges 1927

Contained In:

Shakespeare in silent film

Language Note:

Silent film with English intertitles

Summary:

A comedic short film featuring Lupino Lane, who becomes part of a vaudeville troupe, initially serving as a bill poster before stepping into the role of an actor after the lead performer departs. The film includes a segment from Romeo and Juliet where Lane, portraying Romeo, stumbles over his cloak and tumbles into the orchestra pit, subsequently wreaking havoc on the set while attempting to reach Juliet on the balcony. In the following scene, he engages in a battle with the company's manager using maces

Participant:

Glen Cavender, Robert Kortman, Lupino Lane, Wallace Lupino, Kathryn McGuire

Credits:

Director, Norman Taurog ; screenplay, Norman Taurog

Notes:

Original film format: 35mm

Vendor supplied data

OCLC:

1582416592