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A Midsummer Night's Dream

19356.4 / 10143 min
Fantasy, Romance, Comedy

Overview

Three Centuries In The Making! An immortal literary classic becomes a triumph of the ages!

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...

Cast

Ian Hunter

Ian Hunter

Theseus

Verree Teasdale

Verree Teasdale

Hippolyta

Hobart Cavanaugh

Hobart Cavanaugh

Philostrate

Dick Powell

Dick Powell

Lysander

Ross Alexander

Ross Alexander

Demetrius

Olivia de Havilland

Olivia de Havilland

Hermia

Jean Muir

Jean Muir

Helena

Grant Mitchell

Grant Mitchell

Egeus

Frank McHugh

Frank McHugh

Quince

Dewey Robinson

Dewey Robinson

Snug

James Cagney

James Cagney

Bottom

Joe E. Brown

Joe E. Brown

Flute

Hugh Herbert

Hugh Herbert

Snout

Otis Harlan

Otis Harlan

Starveling

Arthur Treacher

Arthur Treacher

Epilogue

Victor Jory

Victor Jory

Oberon

Anita Louise

Anita Louise

Titania

Nini Theilade

Nini Theilade

Fairie

Mickey Rooney

Mickey Rooney

Puck

Katherine Frey

Katherine Frey

Pease-Blossom

Helen Westcott

Helen Westcott

Cobweb

Fred Sale Jr.

Fred Sale Jr.

Moth

Billy Barty

Billy Barty

Mustard-Seed

Sheila Brown

Sheila Brown

Changeling Prince (uncredited)

George P. Breakston

George P. Breakston

Body Double for Mickey Rooney (uncredited)

Crew

Mary C. McCall, Jr.

Mary C. McCall, Jr.

Screenplay

William Dieterle

William Dieterle

Director

Max Reinhardt

Max Reinhardt

Director

William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare

Theatre Play

Charles Kenyon

Charles Kenyon

Screenplay

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy

Original Music Composer

Faye Hanlin

Faye Hanlin

Hair Designer

John More

John More

Props

Mickey Marigold

Mickey Marigold

Still Photographer

Charles David Forrest

Charles David Forrest

Sound

Warren Low

Warren Low

Assistant Editor

Nathan Levinson

Nathan Levinson

Sound

Emmett Emerson

Emmett Emerson

Props

William Classen

William Classen

Grip

Stanley Cortez

Stanley Cortez

Camera Operator

R. G. Mitchell

R. G. Mitchell

Assistant Camera

Tom Brannigan

Tom Brannigan

Camera Operator

Robert Surtees

Robert Surtees

Camera Operator

Leo F. Forbstein

Leo F. Forbstein

Music Director

Stanley Logan

Stanley Logan

Dialogue Coach

Nini Theilade

Nini Theilade

Choreographer

Erich Wolfgang Korngold

Erich Wolfgang Korngold

Music Arranger

Fred Jackman

Fred Jackman

Special Effects

Hans F. Koenekamp

Hans F. Koenekamp

Special Effects

Byron Haskin

Byron Haskin

Special Effects

Bronislawa Nijinska

Bronislawa Nijinska

Choreographer

Perc Westmore

Perc Westmore

Makeup Designer

Hal B. Wallis

Hal B. Wallis

Executive Producer

Milo Anderson

Milo Anderson

Costume Design

Max Rée

Max Rée

Costume Design

Ralph Dawson

Ralph Dawson

Editor

Anton Grot

Anton Grot

Art Direction

Hal Mohr

Hal Mohr

Director of Photography

Henry Blanke

Henry Blanke

Producer

Al Alleborn

Al Alleborn

Unit Manager

Russell Saunders

Russell Saunders

Assistant Director

Ben Bone

Ben Bone

Set Decoration

Sherry Shourds

Sherry Shourds

Assistant Director

Jack L. Warner

Jack L. Warner

Executive Producer

L. De Angelis

L. De Angelis

Assistant Camera