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The Merchant of Venice (1916 film)
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Wikipedia article
'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.Bamford, Kenton. 'Distorted Images: British National Identity and Film in the 1920s'. I.B. Tauris, 1999. p. 55. 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.
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
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