Romeo and Juliet (1916 film)
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Romeo and Juliet is a 1916 silent
drama film
directed by J. Gordon Edwards
and starring Theda Bara
. The film shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey
, where Fox many early film studios in America's first motion picture industry were based there at the beginning of the 20th century. The film is now considered to be lost
.
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by J. Gordon Edwards
J. Gordon Edwards
J. Gordon Edwards was a Canadian-born film director, producer, and a writer who began his career as a stage actor and as a stage director. He made his directorial debut on film in 1914's St. Elmo. Soon went on helming all of the Fox studio's mega-budget spectacles, including all of actress Theda...
and starring Theda Bara
Theda Bara
Theda Bara , born Theodosia Burr Goodman, was an American silent film actress – one of the most popular of her era, and one of cinema's earliest sex symbols. Her femme fatale roles earned her the nickname "The Vamp" . The term "vamp" soon became a popular slang term for a sexually predatory woman...
. The film shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey
Fort Lee, New Jersey
Fort Lee is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 35,345. Located atop the Hudson Palisades, the borough is the western terminus of the George Washington Bridge...
, where Fox many early film studios in America's first motion picture industry were based there at the beginning of the 20th century. The film is now considered to be lost
Lost film
A lost film is a feature film or short film that is no longer known to exist in studio archives, private collections or public archives such as the Library of Congress, where at least one copy of all American films are deposited and catalogued for copyright reasons...
.
Cast
- Theda BaraTheda BaraTheda Bara , born Theodosia Burr Goodman, was an American silent film actress – one of the most popular of her era, and one of cinema's earliest sex symbols. Her femme fatale roles earned her the nickname "The Vamp" . The term "vamp" soon became a popular slang term for a sexually predatory woman...
- Juliet - Harry Hilliard - Romeo
- Glen White - Mercutio
- Walter LawWalter LawWalter Law , was an American actor. He appeared in 47 films between 1915 and 1936.He was born in Dayton, Ohio, USA and died in Hollywood, California.-Selected filmography:* The Forbidden Path * Camille...
- Friar Laurence - John Webb DillonJohn Webb DillonJohn Webb Dillon was an English actor. He appeared in 89 films between 1911 and 1947. He was born in London and died in Hollywood, California.-Selected filmography:* Romeo and Juliet...
- Tybalt - Einar Linden - Paris
- Elwin Eaton - Montague
- Alice GaleAlice GaleAlice Gale , was an American actress. She appeared in 11 films between 1916 and 1919.She was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and died in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.-Filmography:* L' Apache...
- Nurse - Helen Tracy - Lady Capulet
- Victory BatemanVictory BatemanVictory Bateman was an American silent film actress.On stage, Ms. Bateman appeared in the 1900 tour of "The Man From Mexico" and in the 1919 tour of "Seven Days' Leave".-Filmography:...
- Lady Montague - Jane LeeJane LeeJane Lee was a child star in silent motion pictures beginning in 1914. She was born in Glasgow, Scotland. Along with her sister, Katherine Lee, born 1909, she appeared in the original Neptune's Daughter filmed in 1914. In 1915 Jane appeared with Valeska Suratt in The Soul of Broadway at Fox Studios...
- Katherine Lee
- May De Lacy
- Edward Holt - Capulet