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The Merchant of Venice
(1914) United States of America
B&W : Four reels
Directed by Phillips Smalley and Lois Weber

Cast: J. Phillips Smalley (Phillips Smalley) [Shylock], Lois Weber [Portia], Douglas Gerrard [Bassanio], Rupert Julian [Antonio], Jeannie McPherson (Jeanie Macpherson) [Merrissa], Edna Maison [Jessica], Fred L. Wilson

The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated, production; distributed by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated [Universal Special Feature; Gold Seal Brand]. / Scenario by Lois Weber, from the play The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare. Technical director, Frank D. Ormston. Cinematography by Dal Clawson. / Released February 1914. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The play was previously filmed as The Merchant of Venice (1912). The play was susequently filmed as The Merchant of Venice (1916).

Drama: Historical.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Authors: William Shakespeare (1564?-1616)

Listing updated: 26 July 2008.

References: Ball-Shakespeare pp. 206-208, 224c, 353-354, 388; Hirschhorn-Universal p. 12; Tarbox-Lost p. 205 : Website-AFI.