Romeo and Juliet (1916 Metro Pictures film)
1916 silent film by John W. Noble and Francis X. Bushman / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Directed by | John W. Noble Francis X. Bushman |
Written by | Scenario: John Arthur Rudolph De Cordova John W. Noble |
Based on | Romeo and Juliet 1597 play by William Shakespeare |
Produced by | Maxwell Karger |
Starring | Francis X. Bushman Beverly Bayne |
Cinematography | R. J. Bergquist |
Music by | Irene Berg Samuel Berg |
Production company | Quality Pictures Corporation |
Distributed by | Metro Pictures |
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Running time | 8 reels |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
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]