Big film studio version of the Shakespearean play. Even though their families are feuding, Romeo and Juliet fall in love and secretly marry. Romeo gets in a fight and kills Tybalt, resulting in his banishment from Verona. When her parents insist that she marry Paris, Juliet and the friar devise a plan that she hopes will make things right.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1936.
Special features: "Master Will Shakespeare," a short biography directed by Jacques Tournier (11 min., b&w, 1936) ; Cartoon "Little Cheeser" (in color) ; Original theatrical trailer.