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A Midsummer Night's Dream is a 1935 American film adaptation of the Shakespearean play of the same name. It is directed by Max Reinhardt and William Dieterle , produced by Warner Bros. , and stars James Cagney , Mickey Rooney , Olivia de Havilland (in her film debut), Jean Muir , Joe E. Brown , Dick Powell , Ross Alexander , Anita Louise ...
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Directed by William Dieterle, Max Reinhardt. With Ian Hunter, Verree Teasdale, Hobart Cavanaugh, Dick Powell. Two couples and a troupe of actors have an encounter with some mischievous fairies in the forest.
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- Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
- William Dieterle, Max Reinhardt
- 1935-10-30
Brief Synopsis. Shakespeare's classic about two pairs of lovers and an amateur actor who get mixed up with fairies. Cast & Crew. Read More. Max Reinhardt. Director. Ian Hunter. Theseus, Duke of Athens. Verree Teasdale. Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons betrothed to Theseus. Hobart Cavanaugh. Philostrate, Master of the Revels to Theseus. Dick Powell.
- Max Reinhardt
- Ian Hunter
In 1935, Reinhardt directed his first and only motion picture in the United States through Warner Brothers, the Expressionist film adaptation of William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, starring Mickey Rooney, Olivia De Havilland, and James Cagney.
Jun 2, 2022 · In 1934, Max Reinhardt, the eminent Austrian-born director who was one of the founders of the prestigious Salzburg Festival, was invited to present William Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer...
- Charles Mcnulty
- Theater Critic
- charles.mcnulty@latimes.com
Shakespeare’s romp involving young lovers and forest fairies finds an appropriate outlet in a filmic take that employs classical music, elaborate ballets, and a cast mixing classically trained ...
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- Comedy
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Nov 26, 2021 · This entry examines the 1935 production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, directed by Max Reinhardt and William Dieterle. Produced by Warner Bros., the film was one of the most lavish cultural film projects of its time and the first attempt by Warner Bros. at a film of this magnitude.
