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Production Title

Romeo and Juliet

Production Date

1936

Photograph Caption

Tybalt has a reputation as a skilled and stylish swordsman. Attempting to kill Romeo, Tybalt slays Mercutio, and is later killed by Romeo.

Dialogue

Mercutio: "Oh, he's the courageous captain of compliments...The very butcher of a silk button, a duelist, a gentleman of the very first house..." (II.iv.23-25).

Play Title

Romeo and Juliet

Venue

Film

Creator

Genre

Tragedy

Character

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 - Costumer Designer
MGM - Producer

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

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