Romeo and Juliet
Brief Synopsis
Shakespeare's tragedy of two young people who fall desperately in love despite the ancient feud between their two families, and how the sins of the fathers bring disaster to their children.
Cast & Crew
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John W. Noble
Director
Francis X. Bushman
Romeo
Beverly Bayne
Juliet
Horace Vinton
Escalus, Prince of Verona
John Davidson
Paris
Eric Hudson
Montague
Film Details
Genre
Adaptation
Romance
Release Date
Oct
19,
1916
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Quality Pictures Corp.
Distribution Company
Metro Pictures Corp.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare (London, ca. 1596, published 1597).
Technical Specs
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
8 reels
Synopsis
The plot which, according to contemporary reviews, follows that of Shakespeare's play, concerns an ill-fated love affair between the children of two feuding families in medieval Italy.
Director
John W. Noble
Director
Cast
Francis X. Bushman
Romeo
Beverly Bayne
Juliet
Horace Vinton
Escalus, Prince of Verona
John Davidson
Paris
Eric Hudson
Montague
Edmund Elton
Capulet
Leonard Grover
Old man
Fritz Leiber
Mercutio
Olaf Skavlan
Benvolio
W. Lawson Butt
Tybalt
Robert Cummings
Friar Laurence
Alexandre J. Herbert
Friar John
Edwin Boring
Balthasar
William Morris
Abraham
Joseph Dailey
Peter
Adella Barker
Nurse to Juliet
Helen Dunbar
Lady Capulet
Genevieve Reynolds
Lady Montague
Ethel Mantell
Rosaline
Barry Maxwell
William H. Burton
Crew
John Arthur
Scen
Irene Berg
Music accompaniment arranged by
Samuel Berg
Music accompaniment
R. J. Bergquist
Camera
Francis X. Bushman
Assistant Director
Leander De Cordova
Assistant Director
Rudolph De Cordova
Assistant Director
Rudolph De Cordova
Scen
Edward Elsner
Assistant Director
Edward Ewers
Assistant Director
Maxwell Karger
Supervisor
John W. Noble
Scen
Edward J. Schulter
Tech Director
Harry Sothern
Assistant Director
Film Details
Genre
Adaptation
Romance
Release Date
Oct
19,
1916
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Quality Pictures Corp.
Distribution Company
Metro Pictures Corp.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare (London, ca. 1596, published 1597).
Technical Specs
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
8 reels
Quotes
Trivia
Notes
This was one of several Shakespeare related films released in 1916 to coincide with the 300th anniversary of the playwright's death. According to Variety, Romeo and Juliet cost $250,000 to film. In the 1918 MPSD, Beekman Mitchell is credited as either cameraman or assistant director. For other films based on this play, see note on the 1916 Fox Film Corp.'s version. Some scenes in the film were shot at Brighton Beach, NY.
