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- Synopsis
- Comedy short in which Lupino Lane joins a vaudeville company, first as a bill sticker and then as an actor after the leading man quits. Includes a scene from Romeo and Juliet in which Lane (Romeo) trips over his cloak and falls into the orchestra pit, then destroys the set by trying to climb up to Juliet on the balcony. In the next scene he and the company manager fight with maces.
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Black-and-white / Silent
- Year of release
- 1927
- Recording date
- 20 Feb 1927
- Duration
- 18 mins; 660 (16mm) feet
Credits
- Director
- Norman Taurog
- Cinematographer
- Leonard Smith
- Cast
Lupino Lane J. Coddington Fish (Romeo) Kathryn McGuire Leading lady (Juliet) Wallace Lupino Company manager
Additional Details
- Production type
- Fiction Films
- Plays
- Romeo and Juliet
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- The BFI National Archive holds preservation material only, no viewing copy (6/2007).
- General
- From a story by Norman Taurog.
Production Company
Archive
- Name
BFI National Archive
- Web
- http://www.bfi.org.uk/archive-collections/searching-access-collections/research-viewing-services External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7255 1444
- Fax
- 020 7436 0165
- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN
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