''As You Like It'' is a 1912 American

silent film A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, w ...

based on the play of the same name by

William Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...

. It was directed by

J. Stuart Blackton James Stuart Blackton (January 5, 1875 – August 13, 1941) was a British-American film producer and director of the silent era. One of the pioneers of motion pictures, he founded Vitagraph Studios in 1897. He was one of the first filmmakers to ...

, Charles Kent, and James Young, and was produced by the Vitagraph Company. The film brings stage star Rose Coghlan to the screen to costar alongside

Maurice Costello Maurice George Costello (February 22, 1877 – October 29, 1950) was a prominent American vaudeville actor of the late 1890s and early 1900s who later played a principal role in early American films as leading man, supporting player, and director ...

. At 61 or 62 Coghlan is an older Rosalind than usual.

Cast

Preservation status

A print of this film survives in 16 mm format.Progressive Silent Film List: ''As You Like It''
at silentera.com

References

External links

As You Like It at IMDb.com
1912 films American silent short films Vitagraph Studios films Films based on As You Like It Films directed by J. Stuart Blackton American black-and-white films American films based on plays 1910s American films {{short-silent-film-stub