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A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream

OCT 9, 1935 · 143 MIN · DIR. WILLIAM DIETERLE

FantasyRomanceComedy

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

Crew

Screenplay

Mary C. McCall, Jr.

Screenplay

Charles Kenyon

Director of Photography

Hal Mohr

Editor

Ralph Dawson

Original Music Composer

Felix Mendelssohn

Producer

Henry Blanke