King John

4.9

Genre: Drama
Run time: 2 min
Premiere: 1899. September 20.

Director: William K.L. Dickson Walter Pfeffer Dando Herbert Beerbohm Tree
Writer: William Shakespeare
Starring: Herbert Beerbohm Tree Dora Tulloch Charles Sefton J. Fisher White

Based on Shakespeare's play, Act V, Scene vii: King John is in torment, and his supporters fear that his end is near. As he writhes in agony, he is attended by Prince Henry, the Earl of Pembroke, and Robert Bigot. Prince Henry tries repeatedly to comfort his delirious father, but to no avail - John's pain is too great.