Director: George Cukor

Writer: Talbot Jennings

From a play: Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

Musical Score by: Herbert Stothart

Keywords: Romantic Drama

Young star-crossed lovers of Renaissance Verona meet tragedy in this lavish adaptation of Shakespeare's play. True to the original, exquisite sets, fine acting; the main flaw being the ages of the lead actors: 43 and 36 respectively, and Mercutio is 54! Received Oscar nominations for Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Art Direction.

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
John Barrymore	Actor	15-Feb-1882	29-May-1942	Romeo and Juliet
Violet Kemble Cooper	Actor	12-Dec-1886	17-Aug-1961	Our Betters
Reginald Denny	Actor	20-Nov-1891	16-Jun-1967	English actor and RC airplane popularizer
Andy Devine	Actor	7-Oct-1905	18-Feb-1977	Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
Ralph Forbes	Actor	30-Sep-1896	31-Mar-1951	The Hound of the Baskervilles
Virginia Hammond	Actor	20-Aug-1893	6-Apr-1972	Romeo and Juliet
Leslie Howard	Actor	3-Apr-1893	1-Jun-1943	Pygmalion
Henry Kolker	Actor	13-Nov-1870	15-Jul-1947	Romeo and Juliet
Edna May Oliver	Actor	9-Nov-1883	9-Nov-1942	Drums Along the Mohawk
Basil Rathbone	Actor	13-Jun-1892	21-Jul-1967	Played original Sherlock Holmes
Norma Shearer	Actor	10-Aug-1902	12-Jun-1983	The Divorcee
C. Aubrey Smith	Actor	21-Jul-1863	20-Dec-1948	The Four Feathers
Conway Tearle	Actor	17-May-1878	1-Oct-1938	Stella Maris
Robert Warwick	Actor	9-Oct-1878	6-Jun-1964	Alias Jimmy Valentine

CAST

Norma Shearer	...   Juliet (Daughter to Capulet)
Leslie Howard	...   Romeo (Son to Montague)
With
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	...   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	...   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)

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