The Real Thing at Last Trailer

The Real Thing at Last Trailer (1916)

08 March 1916 Comedy 30 mins

Satirical silent movie based on the play Macbeth written in 1916 by Peter Pan creator and playwright J. M. Barrie as a parody of the American entertainment industry. The film was made by the newly created British Actors Film Company in response to news that American filmmaker D. W. Griffith intended to honor the 300th anniversary of William Shakespeare's death by producing of a film version of the play. It was subtitled A Suggestion for the Artists of the Future. It was screened at a charity benefit attended by the royal family, but was not widely distributed, and no copies are known to survive.

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Cast

Edmund Gwenn

as Rupert K. Thunder / Macbeth

Marie Lohr

as Murdered

International Releases Dates

United Kingdom 08 March 1916

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