| The Merchant of Venice | |
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| Directed by | Walter West |
| Written by | William Shakespeare (play) |
| Produced by | Walter West |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Merchant of Venice is a 1916 British silent drama film directed by Walter West and starring Matheson Lang, Hutin Britton, Ernest Caselli. It is an adaptation of William Shakespeare's play The Merchant of Venice.
Production
The film was made by Broadwest. The company hired the complete stage cast of the play and filmed at Walthamstow Studios using largely natural light. [1] The film marked the screen debut of Matheson Lang who went on to become one of the leading British actors of the 1920s. It was not a success. [2]
Cast
- Matheson Lang as Shylock
- Hutin Britton as Portia
- Ernest Caselli as Lorenzo
- Kathleen Hazel Jones as Jessica
- George Morgan as Lancelot
- Terence O'Brien as Tubal
- George Skillan as Antonio
- Joseph Tozer as Bassanio
- Marguerite Westlake as Nerissa
References
- ^ Bamford, Kenton. Distorted Images: British National Identity and Film in the 1920s. I.B. Tauris, 1999. p. 55.
- ^ Low, Rachael (2005). The History of British Film (Volume 3): The History of the British Film 1914 - 1918. Routledge. p. 295. doi: 10.4324/9781315005713. ISBN 0415679885 – via Google Books.
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- 1916 films
- 1910s historical drama films
- British historical drama films
- British silent feature films
- Films directed by Walter West
- British films based on plays
- Films based on The Merchant of Venice
- Broadwest films
- British black-and-white films
- 1916 drama films
- 1910s British films
- Silent historical drama films
- 1910s English-language films
- 1910s British film stubs