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Max Reinhardt, however, did not speak English at the time of the film's production. He instead gave orders to the actors and crew in Austrian German while fellow refugee and longtime Reinhardt collaborator William Dieterle acted as his interpreter.
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
Here are some scene stills from the all-star Warner Bros. production of A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935), directed by Max Reinhardt and William Dieterle.
- Max Reinhardt
- Ian Hunter
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
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.
Apr 10, 2013 · by Sam Juliano. The advent of the shimmering 1935 Hollywood interpretation of Shakespeare’s ethereal A Midsummer Night’s Dream was appropriately enough the result of public adoration of the stage work that ultimately inspired it.
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.
