UK, 1913
100m
black and white
silent
A British fantasy film directed by E. Hay Plumb.
Credits
Crew
Director: E. Hay Plumb
Hepworth
Producer: Cecil Hepworth
Play: William Shakespeare
Designer: Hawes Craven
Cast
Johnston Forbes-Robertson (Hamlet)
Walter Ringham (Claudius, King of Denmark)
Adeline Bourne (Gertrude, Queen of Denmark)
Gertrude Elliott (Ophelia)
S.A. Cookson (Horatio)
J.H. Barnes (Polonius)
Alexander Scott-Gatty (Laertes)
Percy Rhodes (ghost of Hamlet’s father)
Grendon Bentley (Fortinbras)
Montague Rutherford (Rosencrantz/priest)
E.A. Ross (Guildenstern)
George Hayes (Osric, an officer)
Robert Atkins (player king/Marcellus, an officer)
Richard Andean (second player/Bernardo, an officer)
Olive Richardson (player queen)
Eric Adeney (Reynaldo/Francisco)
J.H. Ryley (1st gravedigger)
S.T. Pearce (2nd gravedigger)
References
Periodicals
- The Movie pp.2006-2007 – credits
Books
- English Gothic: A Century of Horror Cinema by Jonathan Rigby p.15
- Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.180 – credits
