Learning on ScreenJulius Caesar
- Synopsis
- RKO Radio Pictures Short. Described on the BFI Film & Television database as ‘A travesty of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar’ and ‘Comedy short with human faces on the bodies of marionettes’.
- Series
- Humanettes
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Black-and-white / Sound
- Year of release
- 1931
- Duration
- 8 mins; 774 feet
Credits
- Director
- Jason Leigh
- Producer
- Frank L. Newman
- Cinematographer
- Lloyd Knechtel
- Writer
- Charles Saxton; Harold Tarshis
- Cast
Barney Furey Billy Gilbert Eddie Lambert Marcia Manning Milton Halpern Nelson McDowell
Additional Details
- Production type
- Fiction Films
- Plays
- Julius Caesar
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Puppets
Notes
- Notes
- The BFI National Archive holds master preservation material only - no viewing copy (11/2011).
The Library of Congress holds a cutting continuity script. - General
- No. 9 in the Humanettes series. From the original creation of Bert Levy.
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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