Romeo and Juliet

First scene for Leslie Howard in the male lead role, visited by cousin Benvolio (Reginald Denny), in MGM's production of Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet, 1936, directed by George Cukor, co-starring Norma Shearer.

En route to the masque at the house of Capulet, Leslie Howard as Romeo is the object of John Barrymore as friend Mercutio, delivering the MGM version of the what's known as Shakespeare's "Queen Mab" speech, in director George Cukor's Romeo And Juliet, 1936.

Spectacle from director George Cukor and MGM, as Romeo (Leslie Howard) is entranced as his first sight of Juliet (Norma Shearer), in the 1936 production of Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet.

The famous balcony scene with equally famous lines, including "Wherefore Art Thou," Norma Shearer as Juliet, Leslie Howard as Romeo, on the night of their first meeting, in MGM's hit 1936 production of Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet.

Good sword-fight on a terrific set, Andy Devine as comical servant Peter, the brawl featuring Reginald Denny as Benvolio of the Montagues, Basil Rathbone as Tybalt of the Capulets, Conway Tearle the prince intervening, early in MGM's Romeo And Juliet, 1936.

Leslie Howard and Norma Shearer play star-crossed lovers in Romeo and Juliet (1936), based on William Shakespeare's tragedy.