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A burlesgue featuring Pimple, a clown-like figure played by Fred Evans. No synopsis of the film is available but the title suggests a parody.
Fiction film comedy concerning a ham actor (Humphrey) who, with his company, leaves town without paying his hotel bill. Pursued by a policemen he takes refuge in a private house where he stumbles upon some...
Feature film version of Measure for Measure. Lavish sets, lush costumes and hundreds of extras fail to redeem the film. Variety, reviewing the US release, notes bad lighting, poor sound and unhelpful English...
Educational series. One in a twelve-part series of films made by the Ontario Educational Communications Authority (now TV Ontario). The aim was to relate ‘Shakespeare’s timeless ideas and understanding...
Independent short. '...if we meet we shall no ‘scape a brawl, For now, these hot days, is the mad blood stirring.' Act III scene i of Romeo and Juliet is re-imagined for the screen, but this time with a...
Feature film. Brilliant young general Macbeth pulls off a glorious victory in battle before returning to an indolent court where honours are dispensed by whim. Spurred on by prophesying drifters and an...
Independent low-budget short made by teenagers. In 1593, two playwrights ruled the stage in London, Christopher Marlowe and William Shakespeare. On May 30, history recorded that four men met together in a...
US comedy short series. Inspired by the success of his favourite comedian Red Skelton, Froggy (Billy Laughlin) decides to become a radio star. Armed with a tattered joke book and an array of ‘funny’...
Independent feature film. "Macbeth: Creative people and dream makers are drawn to Hollywood. Yet, how many of these aspiring dreamers are shrivelled by their ambitions or eaten by their demons? Hollywood is...
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