Indian Romeo and Juliet

Indian Romeo and Juliet is a 1912 American drama film directed by Laurence Trimble and starring Florence Turner and Wallace Reid. The story is an adaption of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare set in Mohawk and Huron tribes.

Cast

Florence Turner as Ethona
Wallace Reid as Oniatare
Harry T. Morey as Kowa
Hal Reid as Rakowaneh
Mrs. Adelaide Ober as Neok
Harold Wilson as Oyenkwa

Reception

A critic for Moving Picture World wrote, "It will be a good feature picture although the story is not very vital. The photographs are beautiful." A critic for The Cinema described it as "quite out of the ordinary, considering that it has strong romantic and poetic tendencies. It is an attempt to translate poetry into cinematography. Both the acting and the magnificent natural setting convey to the observer a vivid picture of the romance of the red man." They concluded that it is "altogether a remarkable film and a distinct improvement on previous Indian drama."