The Real Thing at Last

Overview

Satirical silent movie based on the play Macbeth written in 1916 by Peter Pan creator and playwright J. M. Barrie as a parody of the American entertainment industry. The film was made by the newly created British Actors Film Company in response to news that American filmmaker D. W. Griffith intended to honor the 300th anniversary of William Shakespeare's death by producing of a film version of the play. It was subtitled A Suggestion for the Artists of the Future. It was screened at a charity benefit attended by the royal family, but was not widely distributed, and no copies are known to survive.

Cast

Edmund Gwenn

Rupert K. Thunder / Macbeth

Marie Lohr

Ernest Thesiger

Witch

Similar Movies

Lady Be Good

1928•★ 10.0

Moonlight Follies

1921•★ 10.0

The Family Upstairs

1926•★ 8.0

When Spirits Move

19200

Mr. Dolan of New York

19170

Subway Sadie

1926•★ 7.0

You Might Also Like

Why Worry?

1923•★ 6.5

Back Stage

1919•★ 6.3

Noises Off...

1992•★ 7.2

The New Janitor

1914•★ 6.2

Police

1916•★ 6.3

Thunderstruck

2012•★ 6.2