Cardinal Wolsey (film)

Cardinal Wolsey is a 1912 silent short film drama directed by Laurence Trimble, written by and starring Hal Reid. It was based on the play Henry VIII by William Shakespeare. It was produced by the Vitagraph Company of America and distributed through the General Film Company.[1][2]

Cardinal Wolsey
Directed byLaurence Trimble
Written byHal Reid
Based onthe play Henry VIII by William Shakespeare
Produced byVitagraph Company of America
StarringHal Reid
Clara Kimball Young
Tefft Johnson
Julia Swayne Gordon
Distributed byGeneral Film Company
Release date
  • March 5, 1912 (1912-03-05)
Running time
1 reel
CountryUSA
LanguageSilent..English titles

An incomplete copy of the film is preserved in the National Film and Television Archive, British Film Institute.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ Pictorial History of the Silent Film, p.28 c.1953 by Daniel Blum ISBN 0-399-50667-5
  2. ^ The Clara Kimball Young website; Greta deGroat, Stanford University
  3. ^ Cardinal Wolsey at silentera.com
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