The Merchant of Venice (1914)

Directed by

Phillips Smalley, Lois Weber

Genre

drama film, silent film

Country

United States

Runtime

40 min

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a silent film adaptation of Shakespeare's play about a merchant who borrows money from a Jewish moneylender. The story involves a bond, a court case, and romantic subplots. It was directed by and starred a husband and wife team.

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What happens

The Merchant of Venice is a lost 1914 American silent film historical drama based on William Shakespeare's play. It was directed by and starred Phillips Smalley and Lois Weber, a husband and wife directing team. It was produced and distributed by Universal Film Manufacturing Company. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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