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King Lear (1916, Ernest Warde)

TitleKing Lear
Year1916
Release LocationsUSA
DirectorErnest Warde
MediumBlack & white video
Length43 mins
Audiencecollege and university
general public
Play ConnectionsKing Lear (abridgment)

Cast Overview

King LearFrederick B. Warde
GonerilIan Hammer
ReganEdith Diestal
CordeliaLorraine Huling
FoolErnest Warde
FranceBoyd Marshall
CornwallCharles Brooks
AlbanyWayne Arey
KentJ. H. Gilmour
EdgarEdwin Stanley
OswaldRobert Whittier

Production Team and Crew Overview

DirectorErnest Warde
ProducerEdwin Thanhouser
Adaptor/TranslatorPhilip Lonergan

Production information courtesy of: Kenneth Rothwell