Maurice Costello

Saul and David

Tells the biblical story of Saul's jealousy of the young David, taken from the book of Samuel…

A Midsummer Night's Dream

An early film adaptation of the Bard's comic fantasy-- and perhaps the first screen adaptation of a …

Leah the Forsaken

The Dancer and the King, a Romantic Story of Spain

A dancer enchants a leacherous king but rebuffs his advances, resulting in his vengeful anger.…

Richard III, a Shakespearian Tragedy

Vitagraph production of Shakespeare's Richard III.…

Salome; or, The Dance of the Seven Veils

King Herod is enchanted by Salome's dance and grants her wish for the head of John the Baptist.…

Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy

Biographical drama, adaptation of Shakespeare's play.…