Shakespeare in Performance: Film
Cardinal Wolsey (1912, Laurence Trimble)
| Title | Cardinal Wolsey |
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| Year | 1912 |
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| Release Locations | USA
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| Director | Laurence Trimble |
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| Medium | Black & white video |
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| Length | 10 mins |
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| Languages | English |
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| Audience | general public
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| Play Connections | King Henry VIII (derivative)
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Description
One of the silent Shakespeare films made in the Brooklyn studios of the Vitagraph Company at the dawn of the motion picture era. Mostly one-reelers, about ten-minutes in length, the films often showed a good grasp of film grammar, though at other times the actors were photographed pretty much as though the camera were nailed to a tenth-row orchestra seat in a theatre. J. Stuart Blackton developed a keen interest in the advancement of motion picture techniques. Vitagraph's interest in Shakespeare may also have stemmed from the fact that the Bard's works were in the public domain. There was no fear of copyright suits from irate, living authors, such as Lew Wallace, who sued a film company over the rights to Ben Hur
Description from Shakespeare on Screen : an International Filmography and Videography by Kenneth S. Rothwell and Annabelle Henkin Melzer. ©1990 Kenneth S. Rothwell. Cited by permission. — Added 2008-11-14
Cast Overview
Production Team and Crew Overview
Company Overview
Production information courtesy of: Kenneth Rothwell