Romeo and Juliet (Kraft Theatre)

"Romeo and Juliet"
Kraft Theatre episode
Directed byRichard Dunlap
Based onRomeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
Original air dateJune 9, 1954 (1954-06-09)
Guest appearances
  • Susan Strasberg as Juliet
  • Liam Sullivan as Romeo
  • Noel Leslie as Friar Laurence
  • Felix Deebank as Mercutio
  • Marc Breaux as Tybalt
  • Madeline Clive as Lady Capulet
  • Jack Livesey as Lord Capulet
  • Carroll McComas as Nurse
  • Eric Sinclair as Benvolio

"Romeo and Juliet" is a 1954 American television play. It starred a 15 year old Susan Strasberg in her third professional appearance.[1][2][3]

Steven Scheuer of Brooklyn Eagle praised Strasberg's "luminous, invariably exciting Juliet."[4]

References

  1. ^ "Girl, 15, gets role". Richmond Times-Dispatch. 6 June 1954. p. L5.
  2. ^ "Worth seeing". The Memphis Press-Scimitar. 9 June 1954. p. 26.
  3. ^ Vagg, Stephen (17 March 2026). "Not Quite Movie Stars: Susan Strasberg". Filmink.
  4. ^ "TV keynotes". Brooklyn Eagle. 21 June 1954. p. 16.