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Frederick B. Warde (center).
Frame enlargement: Silent Era low-res collection. |
Richard III
AKA The Life and Death of King Richard III in the USA : [Richard the Third]
(1912) American
B&W : Five reels
Directed by James Keane
Cast: Frederick B. Warde [Richard, Duke of Gloster / King Richard III], Robert Gemp [King Edward IV], Albert Gardner [Prince Edward of Lancaster], James Keane [Earl of Richmond], George Moss [Tressel], Howard Stuart [Edward], Virginia Rankin [York, his brother], Violet Stuart [Lady Anne Plantagenet], Carrie Lee [Queen Elizabeth], Miss De Felice [Princess Elizabeth]
Richard III Film Company, Incorporated, production; distributed on State Rights basis by Richard III Film Company, Incorporated, ([?] Sterling Camera and Film Company?). / From the play The Life and Death of Richard III by William Shakespeare. Presented by M.B. Dudley. / © 9 September 1913 by Sterling Camera and Film Company [LU1299]. Released 15 October 1912. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.37:1 format. / The main title card indicates the following main title The Life and Death of King Richard III, and “Copyright 1912 by Richard III Film Co. Inc.” The film was donated to the American Film Institute in 1996 by Portland, Oregon, film collector William Buffum.
Drama: Historical.
Survival Status: Prints exist in the Library of Congress film archive (American Film Institute / William Buffum collection) [35mm nitrate positive, 35mm duplicate preservation negative, 35mm duplicate preservation print].
Keywords: Authors: William Shakespeare
Listing updated: 23 July 2006.
References: Film credits, film viewing : AFI-F1 n. F1.3710; Ball-Shakespeare p. 192c; Bardèche-History p. 51; Blake-Films p. xv; Robertson-Guinness p. 7; Tarbox-Lost p. 144.
Home Video: DVD.
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