Romeo and Juliet (1916 Metro Pictures film)

Romeo and Juliet
Francis X. Bushman and Beverly Bayne from an ad for the film
Directed by John W. Noble
Francis X. Bushman
Produced by Maxwell Karger
Written by Scenario:
John Arthur
Rudolph De Cordova
John W. Noble
Based on Romeo and Juliet
by William Shakespeare
Starring Francis X. Bushman
Beverly Bayne
Music by Irene Berg
Samuel Berg
Cinematography R. J. Bergquist
Production
company
Quality Pictures Corporation
Distributed by Metro Pictures
Release date
  • October 19, 1916 (1916-10-19)
Running time
 8 reels
Country United States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

Romeo and Juliet is a lost[1][2] 1916 American silent film based on William Shakespeare's play, Romeo and Juliet. John W. Noble is credited as director and Francis X. Bushman and Beverly Bayne star as the lovers. This film was produced in 1916, the 300th anniversary of Shakespeare's death, and was released amongst many other commemorations of his works.

This film was produced and released in direct competition with another film, Romeo and Juliet produced by William Fox, starring Theda Bara, and released three days later. Bushman later claimed, in an interview, that he went to see the Theda Bara version and was shocked to see that Fox had added some intertitles from the Metro version.[3]

Cast

References

  1. ↑ Progressive Silent Film List: Romeo and Juliet at silentera.com
  2. ↑ Romeo and Juliet(1916/Metro) at The GreatStars.com;Lost Films Wanted(Wayback Machine)
  3. ↑ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1911-20 by The American Film Institute, c1988


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