As You Like It (1912 film)
As You Like It is a 1912 silent short film based on the play As You Like It, by William Shakespeare.[1] It was directed by J. Stuart Blackton, Charles Kent, and James Young, and was produced by the Vitagraph Company. The film brings stage star Rose Coghlan to the screen for her motion picture debut alongside costar Maurice Costello. At 61 or 62 Coghlan is an older Rosalind than usual.
| As You Like It | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Charles Kent J. Stuart Blackton James Young |
| Produced by | Vitagraph Company of America Kenean Buel Charles Kent J. Stuart Blackton |
| Based on | play As You Like It by William Shakespeare |
| Starring | Maurice Costello Rose Coghlan |
| Distributed by | General Film Company |
Release date | October 7, 1912 |
Running time | 3 reels |
| Country | USA |
| Language | Silent..English titles |
Filmed mainly outdoors.
Cast
- Maurice Costello as Orlando
- Rose Coghlan as Rosalind
- Rosemary Theby as Celia
- Rose Tapley as Phoebe, a Shepherdess
- Kate Price as Audrey
- Harry T. Morey as Duke Frederick
- Tefft Johnson as Exiled Duke
- Charles Kent as Jacques
- Frank Currier as Undetermined Role
- George Ober as Adam
- George Randolph as Charles the Wrestler (as George C. Randolph)
- Robert Gaillard as Oliver
- James Young as Sir Rowland De Bois
- William Shea as Undetermined Role
- James Morrison as Silvius Shepherd
- Frank Mason as Amiens
- Hughie Mack as William (Billed as Hugh McGowan)
- Leo Delaney as Jacques De Bois
- Robert McWade, Sr. as Touchstone, a Jester *(McWade (1835-1913) was the father of better known Robert McWade b.1872)
- Charles Eldridge as Corin, a Shepherd
Preservation status
- A print of this film survives in 16mm format.[2]
References
- Cahir, Linda Costanzo (2006). Literature into Film: Theory and Practical Approaches. MacFarland & Company, Inc. p. 270.
- As You Like It at silentera.com
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