Show of Shows (1929)

John Barrymore: Richard III in 'Henry VI Part III'

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• John Barrymore, Himself : Ladies and Gentlemen, the soliloquy you're about to hear is from the first part of Shakespeare's Henry the VI, when Richard the III is Duke of Gloucester, before he became King. In it, he not only discloses his own peek on psychology but he also infers that he never will be King unless he destroys his elder relations, one by one. Although it is not clearly indicated in this particular soliloquy whether he does or not, permit me to assure you, that he eliminates them all, with the graceful impartiality of Al Capone.