Martin As Hamlet

Synopsis

Fiction comedy short. Martin, in costume, prepares to rehearse the part of Hamlet. The servants are convinced he is mad and have him taken to the police station. Addressing them in Elizabethan language he convinces the police officer that the servants are right and he is put in gaol. His wife eventually turns up to give explanations and Martin is released. No cast or credit details known.

Country

Germany

Medium

Film

Technical information

Black-and-white / Silent

Year of release

1914

Duration

8 mins; 718 feet

Availability

Presumed a lost film.

Additional Details

Production type

Fiction Films

Plays

Hamlet

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

History

The film was released in the UK 1 June 1914 and distributed by Cosmopolitan. The German release title has not been found.

Reviews

Ball, Robert Hamilton. Shakespeare on Silent Film: A Strange Eventful History. (London: George Allen and Unwin, 1968), p. 200-1.

Production Company

Name

Neue