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The Real Thing at Last is a British film of genre Comedy with Edmund Gwenn

The Real Thing at Last (1916)

The Real Thing at Last
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Length 30minutes
Genres Comedy

The Real Thing at Last is a satirical silent movie based on the play Macbeth. It was written in 1916 by Peter Pan creator and playwright J. M. Barrie as a parody of the American film industry. The film was made in response to news that American filmmakers intended to honor the 300th anniversary of William Shakespeare's death, and presents itself as a crass example of how they would adapt the classic play.

The film featured several popular British stage actors of the period, and served as the film debuts of Edmund Gwenn, Marie Lohr, Ernest Thesiger, and Frederick Kerr. It was presented at a benefit for the YMCA, attended by Queen Mary, Princess Mary, and Prince Albert (later King George VI).

Synopsis

American film producer Rupert K. Thunder (Edmund Gwenn) hosted the film live. The movie loosely follows the plot of the play, with comically melodramatic embellishments.

Actors

Edmund Gwenn

(Rupert K. Thunder / Macbeth)Godfrey Tearle

(Macduff)Owen Nares

(General Banquo)Ernest Thesiger

(Witch)Gladys Cooper

(American Witch)
And :
Pauline Chase
A. E. Matthews
Marie Lohr
Frederick Kerr
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