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Romeo and Juliet
(1908) United States of America
B&W : One reel / 915 feet
Directed by [?] J. Stuart Blackton and/or William V. Ranous?

Cast: Paul Panzer [Romeo], Florence Lawrence [Juliet], John G. Adolfi [Tybalt], Charles Chapman [Montague], Charles Kent [Capulet], William V. Ranous [Friar Lawrence], William Shea [Peter], Miss Carver [?] (Louise Carver?) [a nurse], Josephine Atkinson, Gladys Hulette, Harry Solter, Florence Turner

The Vitagraph Company of America production; distributed by The Vitagraph Company of America. / From the play The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. / © 26 May 1908 by The Vitagraph Company of America. Released 2 June 1908. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. Color-tinted.

Drama: Romance.

Survival status: Print exists.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Authors: William Shakespeare (1564?-1616)

Listing updated: 11 June 2024.

References: Ball-Shakespeare pp. 41, 43-45, 47, 65, 75, 96a, 96b, 310-311, 312, 389; Blum-Silent pp. 10, 11; Shipman-Cinema p. 38; Tarbox-Lost pp. 58, 279 : Website-AFI; Website-IMDb.