The Merchant of Venice (1914 film)

The Merchant of Venice
Directed by	Phillips Smalley Lois Weber
Produced by	Carl Laemmle
Written by	Lois Weber
Based on	the play The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare
Starring	Phillips Smalley Lois Weber
Cinematography	Dal Clawson
Distributed by	Universal Film Manufacturing Company
Release date	February 1914
Running time	4 reels
Country	USA
Language	Silent..English intertitles

The Merchant of Venice is a lost^[1] 1914 American silent film historical drama based on William Shakespeare's play. It was directed by and starred Phillips Smalley and Lois Weber, a husband and wife directing team. It was produced and distributed by Universal Film Manufacturing Company.^[2]^[3]

Cast

Films directed by Lois Weber

William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice
Characters	Shylock Antonio Portia Jessica
Sources	The Jew of Malta
On screen	1914 1916 1923 Shylock (1941) 1961 1969 1980 (TV) 2004 One Man Band (unfinished)
Adaptations	Le marchand de Venise (1935, opera) Shylock (1987, musical) The Merchant of Venice (1982, opera)
Derivative works	Serenade to Music (1938) Shylock (1996) Yasser (2001) The Maori Merchant of Venice (2002)
Related	"All that glitters is not gold" "All the world's a stage" "Between you and I" Quibble Letter and spirit of the law "Ding Dong Bell" "The quality of mercy"

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