Shakespeare in Performance: Film
As You Like It (1912, Charles Kent)
| Title | As You Like It |
|---|---|
| Year | 1912 |
| Release Locations | USA |
| Director | Charles Kent |
| Medium | Black & white video |
| Length | 30 mins |
| Languages | English |
| Audience | general public |
| Play Connections | As You Like It (abridgment) |
Description
One of a dozen or so silent Shakespeare films made by the Vitagraph company in its Brooklyn studios in the early years of cinema. This film was a second generation effort in that its three reels marked a distinct advance in length over the earlier ten-minute one-reelers. It also starred a famous British actress, Rose Coghlan, in the female lead, though at sixty she was surely the world's oldest living Rosalind. Some filmographies list two 1912 As You Like Its starring Rose Coghlan. I suspect they are actually the same film. Certainly Ball makes no reference to two versions. For other Vitagraph movies, see 7, 32, 47, 195, 199, 242, 354, 387, 436, 496, 515, and 640
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
| Director | Charles Kent |
|---|---|
| Director | James Young |
| Producer | J. Stuart Blackton |
| Adaptor/Translator | Margaret Birch |
Company Overview
| Playgroup | Vitagraph |
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Production information courtesy of: Kenneth Rothwell