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A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935)

Poster for A Midsummer Night's Dream

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 & Crew

Director
William Dieterle
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    Theseus Ian Hunter
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    Hippolyta Verree Teasdale
  • Profile picture of Hobart Cavanaugh
    Philostrate Hobart Cavanaugh
  • Profile picture of Dick Powell
    Lysander Dick Powell
  • Profile picture of Ross Alexander
    Demetrius Ross Alexander
  • Profile picture of Olivia de Havilland
    Hermia Olivia de Havilland
  • Profile picture of Jean Muir
    Helena Jean Muir
  • Profile picture of Grant Mitchell
    Egeus Grant Mitchell

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