Othello
- Studio
- Hepworth Picture Plays
Synopsis
A spoof of the William Shakespeare play "Othello," set in contemporary England, where Othello, the Moor of Venice, is a seaside minstrel, while Desdemona is the daughter of the local bathing machine proprietor.
Characters
Othello (Minstrel), Desdemona (Mona)
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Anson Dyer
Producing
- Producer
- Cecil M. Hepworth
Writing
- Writer
- Anson Dyer, William Shakespeare
Animation
- Animator
- Anson Dyer
Production notes
Silent cartoon.
"Oh'phelia" and a fragment of "Othello" are all that survive today of a number of satirical Shakespeare cutout animations made by pioneering British animator Anson Dyer from 1919 to 1920.
"Oh'phelia" and a fragment of "Othello" are all that survive today of a number of satirical Shakespeare cutout animations made by pioneering British animator Anson Dyer from 1919 to 1920.