A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935)
Overview
Four young people escape Athens to a forest where the king and queen of the fairies are quarreling, while meanwhile, a troupe of amateur actors rehearses a play. When the fairy Puck uses a magic flower to make people fall in love, the whole thing becomes a little bit confused...
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $25,002,557.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.484 |
Directed By
Max Reinhardt
William Dieterle
Crew
Max Reinhardt
William Dieterle
William Shakespeare
Charles Kenyon
Mary C. McCall, Jr.
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Mickey Marigold
Warren Low
Emmett Emerson
John More
Nathan Levinson
Faye Hanlin
R. G. Mitchell
Stanley Cortez
William Classen
Robert Surtees
Tom Brannigan
Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Bronislawa Nijinska
Nini Theilade
Stanley Logan
Perc Westmore
Leo F. Forbstein
Fred Jackman
Byron Haskin
Hans F. Koenekamp
Hal Mohr
Hal B. Wallis
Henry Blanke
Ralph Dawson
Anton Grot
Ben Bone
Max Rée
Milo Anderson
Al Alleborn
Russell Saunders
Sherry Shourds
Jack L. Warner
L. De Angelis
TOP CAST
Ian Hunter
Theseus
Verree Teasdale
Hippolyta
Hobart Cavanaugh
Philostrate
Dick Powell
Lysander
Ross Alexander
Demetrius
Olivia de Havilland
Hermia
Jean Muir
Helena
Grant Mitchell
Egeus
Frank McHugh
Quince
Dewey Robinson
Snug
James Cagney
Bottom
Joe E. Brown
Flute
Hugh Herbert
Snout
Otis Harlan
Starveling
Arthur Treacher
Epilogue
Victor Jory
Oberon
Anita Louise
Titania
Nini Theilade
Fairie
Mickey Rooney
Puck
Katherine Frey
Pease-Blossom
Helen Westcott
Cobweb
Fred Sale Jr.
Moth
Billy Barty
Mustard-Seed
Sheila Brown
Changeling Prince (uncredited)
George P. Breakston
Body Double for Mickey Rooney (uncredited)
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