Photo Title
Preview
Production Title
Romeo and Juliet
Production Date
1936
Photograph Caption
The duel between Mercutio and Tybalt, Act III, Scene I. As Tybalt threatens Romeo, Mercutio intervenes to challenge Tybalt. In the background: Benvolio, Romeo and Balthasar.
Dialogue
Tybalt: "What would you have with me?"
Mercutio: "Good King of Cats, nothing but one of your nine lives, that I mean to make bold withal..".
Tybalt: "I am for you" [Drawing]
Romeo: "Gentle Mercutio, put thy rapier up."
Mercutio: "Come, sir, your passado." [They fight]
Play Title
Romeo and Juliet
Venue
Film
Place of Production
United States
Genre
Tragedy
Character
Mercutio: John Barrymore
Tybalt: Basil Rathbone
Other Credits
Irving Thalberg - Producer
George Cukor - Director
Agnes de Mille - Choreographer
Cedric Gibbons - Designer
Oliver Messel - Set Designer & Costume Designer
Adrian Messel - Costume Designer
MGM
Object Type
black-and-white photographs
Size of Original
8 x 10 in.
Donor
Cole, Joseph E.
Repository
Cleveland State University. Michael Schwartz Library. Special Collections.
Format
jpeg
