Romeo and Juliet (1936)

Dir: George Cukor Drama / Romance stars 3

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Romeo and Juliet is an American romantic film drama first released in 1936, directed by George Cukor. The film stars Norma Shearer, Leslie Howard, John Barrymore, Edna May Oliver and Basil Rathbone. Our overall rating for this film is: good.

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Credits

Director: George Cukor
Script: William Shakespeare, Talbot Jennings
Music: Herbert Stothart
Cast: Norma Shearer (Juliet – Daughter to Capulet), Leslie Howard (Romeo – Son to Montague), John Barrymore (Mercutio – Kinsman to the Prince and Friend to Romeo), Edna May Oliver (Nurse to Juliet), Basil Rathbone (Tybalt – Nephew to Lady Capulet), C. Aubrey Smith (Lord Capulet), Andy Devine (Peter – Servant to Juliet’s Nurse), Conway Tearle (Escalus – Prince of Verona), Ralph Forbes (Paris – Young Nobleman Kinsman to the Prince), Henry Kolker (Friar Laurence), Robert Warwick (Lord Montague), Virginia Hammond (Lady Montague – Wife to Montague), Reginald Denny (Benvolio – Nephew to Montgue and Friend to Romeo), Violet Kemble Cooper (Lady Capulet – Wife to Capulet), Charles Bancroft (Nobleman), Dean Benton, Carlyle Blackwell Jr. (Tybalt’s Page), John Bryan (Friar John), Lita Chevret, Wallis Clark (Town Watch), Katherine DeMille (Rosaline), Vernon Downing (Samson Capulet), Nelson Eddy (Himself, in Promotional Trailer), Harold Entwistle (Nobleman), Clark Gable (Himself, in Promotional Trailer), Fryda Gagne, Fred Graham (Capulet Guard-Escort), Dorothy Granger, Jeanne Hart, Ronald Howard, Anthony Kemble-Cooper (Gregory Capulet), Anthony Marsh (Mercutio’s Page), Lon McCallister, Maurice Murphy (Balthasar), José Rubio (Nobleman), Frank Whitbeck (Trailer Narrator), Howard Wilson (Abraham Montague), Ian Wolfe (Apothecary)
Country: USA
Language: English
Runtime: 125 min; B&W

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