06 October 1912 Comedy 33 mins
After the overthrowing of Duke Senior by his tyrannical brother, Senior's daughter Rosalind disguises herself as a man and sets out to find her banished father while also counseling her clumsy suitor Orlando in the art of wooing.
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Maurice Costello as Orlando
Rose Coghlan as Rosalind
Rosemary Theby as Celia
Rose Tapley as Phoebe, a Shepherdess
Kate Price as Audrey
Harry T. Morey as Duke Frederick
Tefft Johnson as An Exiled Duke
Charles Kent as Jacques
Frank Currier as Unknown role
George Ober as Adam
George Randolph as Charles the Wrestler
Robert Gaillard as Oliver
James Young as Sir Rowland De Bois
William Shea as Unknown role
James Morrison as Silvius, a Shepherd
Frank Mason as Amiens
J. Stuart Blackton Director
Charles Kent Director
James Young Director
J. Stuart Blackton Producer
Kenean Buel Producer
Charles Kent Producer
William Shakespeare Theatre Play
United States 06 October 1912
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