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Additional authors

1. Cukor, George, 1899-1983
2. Jennings, Talbot
3. Thalberg, Irving G., 1899-1936
4. Stothart, Herbert, 1885-1949
5. Shearer, Norma, 1902-1983
6. Howard, Leslie, 1893-1943
7. Barrymore, John, 1882-1942
8. Oliver, Edna May, 1883-1942
9. Rathbone, Basil, 1892-1967
10. Smith, C. Aubrey (Charles Aubrey), 1863-1948
11. Devine, Andy, 1905-1977
12. Tearle, Conway, 1878-1938
13. Forbes, Ralph, 1904-1951
14. Kolker, Henry, 1874-1947
15. Warwick, Robert, 1878-1964
16. Hammond, Virginia, 1893-1972
17. Denny, Reginald, 1891-1967
18. Kemble Cooper, Violet, 1886-1961
19. Benton, Dean
20. Clark, Wallis, 1882-1961
21. De Mille, Katherine, 1911-1995
22. Granger, Dorothy
23. Howard, Ronald, 1918-1996
24. McCallister, Lon, 1923-2005
25. Murphy, Maurice, 1913-1978
26. Wilson, Howard, 1908-1975
27. Wolfe, Ian, 1896-1992
28. Tourneur, Jacques, 1904-1977
29. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
30. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, production company
31. Turner Entertainment Co., film distributor
32. Warner Home Video (Firm), film distributor

Description

1. 1 videodisc (125 min.) sound, black and white; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

1. Even though their families are feuding, Romeo and Juliet fall in love and secretly marry. Romeo gets in a fight and kills Juliet's cousin Tybalt, resulting in his banishment from Verona. When her parents insist that she marry Paris, Juliet and the friar devise a plan that she hopes will make things right.

Uniform title

1. Romeo and Juliet (Motion picture : 1936)
2. Master Will Shakespeare (Motion picture : 1936)
3. Little Cheeser (Motion picture : 1936)

Alternative title

1. William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
2. Romeo and Juliet [1936 : Shearer/Howard]

Subject

1. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. > Film adaptations
2. Romeo (Fictitious character) > Drama
3. Juliet (Fictitious character) > Drama
4. Juliet (Fictitious character)
5. Romeo (Fictitious character)
6. Romeo and Juliet (Shakespeare, William)
7. Man-woman relationships > Italy > Verona > Drama
8. Married people > Italy > Verona > Drama
9. Families > Italy > Verona > Drama
10. Love > Drama
11. Vendetta > Drama
12. Families
13. Love
14. Man-woman relationships
15. Married people
16. Vendetta
17. Verona (Italy) > Drama
18. Italy > Verona

Genre/Form

1. Feature films.
2. Romance films.
3. Historical films.
4. Fiction films.
5. Film adaptations.
6. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
7. Drama.

Call number

1. NCOX 483

Note

1. Originally released as a motion picture in 1936.
2. Special features: "Master Will Shakespeare," a short biography directed by Jacques Tournier (11 min., b&w, 1936) ; cartoon "Little Cheeser" ; theatrical trailer.
3. Based on the play by William Shakespeare, which was based on an Italian tale translated into verse as The Tragical History of Romeus and Juliet by Arthur Brooke in 1562 and retold in prose in Palace of Pleasure by William Painter in 1567.

Credits (note)

1. Director of photography, William Daniels ; film editor, Margaret Booth ; art director, Cedric Gibbons ; costume designers, Oliver Messel and Adrian ; dance director, Agnes DeMille ; musical score, Herbert Stothart ; literary consultant, William Strunk Jr.

Performer (note)

1. Norma Shearer, Leslie Howard, John Barrymore, Edna May Oliver, Basil Rathbone, C. Aubrey Smith, Andy Devine, Conway Tearle, Ralph Forbes, Henry Kolker, Robert Warwick, Virginia Hammond, Reginald Denny, Violet Kemble Cooper, Edna May Oliver, Dean Benton (uncredited), Wallis Clark (uncredited), Katherine De Mille (uncredited), Dorothy Granger (uncredited), Ronald Howard (uncredited), Lon McCallister (uncredited), Maurice Murphy (uncredited), Howard Wilson (uncredited), Ian Wolfe (uncredited).

System details (note)

1. DVD, region 1; standard ; Dolby digital mono.

Language (note)

1. In English with optional French or Portuguese subtitles and English subtitles for the hearing impaired.

Title

1. Romeo and Juliet / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents ; by William Shakespeare ; directed by George Cukor ; arranged for the screen by Talbot Jennings.

Publisher

1. Burbank, CA : Turner Entertainment : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2018], c1936.

Copyright date

1. ©2018

Type of content

1. two-dimensional moving image

Type of medium

1. video

Type of carrier

1. videodisc

Digital file characteristics

1. video file DVD video region 1

System details

1. DVD, region 1; standard ; Dolby digital mono.

Language

1. In English with optional French or Portuguese subtitles and English subtitles for the hearing impaired.

Cast

1. Norma Shearer, Leslie Howard, John Barrymore, Edna May Oliver, Basil Rathbone, C. Aubrey Smith, Andy Devine, Conway Tearle, Ralph Forbes, Henry Kolker, Robert Warwick, Virginia Hammond, Reginald Denny, Violet Kemble Cooper, Edna May Oliver, Dean Benton (uncredited), Wallis Clark (uncredited), Katherine De Mille (uncredited), Dorothy Granger (uncredited), Ronald Howard (uncredited), Lon McCallister (uncredited), Maurice Murphy (uncredited), Howard Wilson (uncredited), Ian Wolfe (uncredited).

Credits

1. Director of photography, William Daniels ; film editor, Margaret Booth ; art director, Cedric Gibbons ; costume designers, Oliver Messel and Adrian ; dance director, Agnes DeMille ; musical score, Herbert Stothart ; literary consultant, William Strunk Jr.

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Theatre on Film and Tape Archive Special Collections material

Added author

1. Cukor, George, 1899-1983, film director.
2. Jennings, Talbot, screenwriter.
3. Thalberg, Irving G., 1899-1936, film producer.
4. Stothart, Herbert, 1885-1949, composer.
5. Shearer, Norma, 1902-1983, actor.
6. Howard, Leslie, 1893-1943, actor.
7. Barrymore, John, 1882-1942, actor.
8. Oliver, Edna May, 1883-1942, actor.
9. Rathbone, Basil, 1892-1967, actor.
10. Smith, C. Aubrey (Charles Aubrey), 1863-1948, actor.
11. Devine, Andy, 1905-1977, actor.
12. Tearle, Conway, 1878-1938, actor.
13. Forbes, Ralph, 1904-1951, actor.
14. Kolker, Henry, 1874-1947, actor.
15. Warwick, Robert, 1878-1964, actor.
16. Hammond, Virginia, 1893-1972, actor.
17. Denny, Reginald, 1891-1967, actor.
18. Kemble Cooper, Violet, 1886-1961, actor.
19. Benton, Dean, actor.
20. Clark, Wallis, 1882-1961, actor.
21. De Mille, Katherine, 1911-1995, actor.
22. Granger, Dorothy, actor.
23. Howard, Ronald, 1918-1996, actor.
24. McCallister, Lon, 1923-2005, actor.
25. Murphy, Maurice, 1913-1978, actor.
26. Wilson, Howard, 1908-1975, actor.
27. Wolfe, Ian, 1896-1992, actor.
28. Tourneur, Jacques, 1904-1977, film director.
29. Motion picture adaptation of (work): Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Romeo and Juliet.
30. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, production company.
31. Turner Entertainment Co., film distributor.
32. Warner Home Video (Firm), film distributor.

Added title

1. Master Will Shakespeare (Motion picture : 1936)
2. Little Cheeser (Motion picture : 1936)
3. Romeo and Juliet [1936 : Shearer/Howard]

Research call number

1. NCOX 483