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Romeo and Juliet on Video - 1936

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Shakespeare's classic tale of love and youth ruined by a family feud. The Montagues and the Capulets, two powerful families of Verona, hate each other. Romeo, a Montague, crashes a Capulet party, and there meets Juliet. They fall in love and secretly marry. After killing a nephew of Lady Capulet in a fight, Romeo is banished from Verona. Capulet tries to marry Juliet to Paris, a prince. Juliet seeks the counsel of Friar Laurence, who married her and Romeo. He suggests a daring plan that ends tragically.

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Starring:
Norma Shearer

Leslie Howard

John Barrymore

Edna May Oliver

Basil Rathbone

Studio: MGM

Filmed: 1936 - Released: 1936

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