The Real Thing at Last

A satire on American films, in which Shakespeare's Macbeth is performed as it might be imagined performed in an American film. (The film was prepared as part of a live benefit for the YMCA attended by the British royal family. Edmund Gwenn (QV) appeared onstage but not on film as the American producer.)

Director

L.C. MacBean

Writer

J.M. Barrie (story), William Shakespeare (play)

Released

22 Apr 1916

Country

UK