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As You Like It

As You Like It

1908Short
Short
4.4
IMDB Rating
24 votes

After the overthrowing of Duke Senior by his tyrannical brother, Senior's daughter Rosalind disguises herself as a man and sets out to find her banished father while also counseling her clumsy suitor Orlando in the art of wooing.

Director
Kenean Buel
Writers
Gene Gauntier, William Shakespeare
Stars
Gene Gauntier
Release Date
September 19, 1908
Language
None, English
Country
United States
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🎭 Top Cast

Gene Gauntier
Gene Gauntier

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Production
Kalem Company

🏷️ Keywords

shakespeare's as you like itbased on play

🎯 Categories

Short

⭐ Featured Review

Not what I had hoped to see
by deickemeyer2014-02-21

"Kalem Company's rendering of this charming comedy is not what I had hoped to see. It comes so near to being a success that it is a pity it had not received the finishing touches. In filming this story the minor characters should have been eliminated and the unity of design better adhered to. The story of Rosalind and Orlando should have been brought out more strongly. Shakespeare himself here departed somewhat from the unity of design and crowded the play with characters not needed in the working out of the plot, but this should have been avoided %in filming the play, as Shakespeare inten..."

📖 Synopsis

After the overthrowing of Duke Senior by his tyrannical brother, Senior's daughter Rosalind disguises herself as a man and sets out to find her banished father while also counseling her clumsy suitor Orlando in the art of wooing.