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The Indian Romeo and Juliet
(1912) United States of America
B&W : One reel
Directed by Laurence Trimble
Cast: William Wallace Reid (Wallace Reid) [Oniatore; and Romeo], Florence Turner [Ethona; and Juliet], Harry T. Morey [Kowa; and Paris], James Halleck Reid (Hal Reid) [Rohowaneh; and Capulet], Mrs. Adelaide Ober [Neok; and the nurse], Harold Wilson (Hal Wilson) [Oyenkwa; and Friar Lawrence]
The Vitagraph Company of America production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / Scenario by Hal Reid, from the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. / Released 30 January 1912. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film was released in the United Kingdom on 15 April 1912.
Drama : Western.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? Oniatare, a young brave of the tribe of the Hurons, and Kowa, a chief of the Mohicans, are in love with Ethona, or “The River Flower,” an Indian Princess. The Hurons and the Mohicans are sworn enemies. The young brave and “The River Flower” meet from time to time. Kowa notices this and in plaintive song would lure the fair Ethona to him. But it is of no avail. The Great Medicine Man of the Mohicans prescribes rest and a sleeping potion, which she takes and falls into a deep sleep. Both Oniatare and Kowa meet at her uncovered pyre. They fight a duel unto the death. Oniatare slays the older man, and then plunges the dagger deep into his own breast, dropping lifeless. The falling of his body across hers arouses her from her sleep and she awakens to behold his self-sacrifice, a still stronger evidence of his love for her. Seizing the blood-stained dagger from his breast, she thrusts it into the heart which goes out to his.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Authors: William Shakespeare (1564?-1616)
Listing updated: 9 December 2024.
References: Ball-Shakespeare pp. 135-136, 311, 337, 387 : Website-IMDb.
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