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The Merchant of Venice
(1927) England
B&W : One reel
Directed by Widgey R. Newman

Cast: Lewis Casson [Shylock], Torin Thatcher [Solanio], Maurice Farquarson [Salarino], Joyce Lyons, Christine Murray, [?] Sybil Thorndyke?, [?] Hay Petrie?, [?] Eric Portman?

[?] Widley R. Newman Productions or De Forest Phonofilm [United Kingdom]? production; distributed by [?] Widley R. Newman Productions or De Forest Phonofilm [United Kingdom]? / Released [?] October or November? 1927. / Phonofilm 35mm spherical format. Phonofilm sound-on-film synchronized sound system. / The film was shown at the Lyric Theatre Hammersmith from [?] October through November? 1927. The play was previously filmed as Der Kaufmann von Venedig (1923). / Full-sound film.

Drama: Historical.

Survival status: Print exists.

Current rights holder: (unknown)

Keywords: Authors: William Shakespeare (1564?-1616) - Synchronized sound film

Listing updated: 13 May 2010.

References: Gifford-British n. 08276 : Website-IMDb.