A Midsummer Night's Dream
Three Centuries In The Making! An immortal literary classic becomes a triumph of the ages!
1935 | 143m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Max Reinhardt, William Dieterle |
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| Writer: | Mary C. McCall, Jr., Charles Kenyon |
| Staring: |
| 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... | |
| Release Date: | Oct 09, 1935 |
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| Director: | Max Reinhardt, William Dieterle |
| Writer: | Mary C. McCall, Jr., Charles Kenyon |
| Genres: | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance |
| Keywords | elves, magic, arranged marriage, fairy, athens, greece, donkey, theatre group, romantic rivalry, forest, secret love, based on play or musical, wedding, star crossed lovers, based on myths, legends or folklore, magical creature, casting spells, father daughter conflict, love spell, marriage rite, happy ending, forest spirit, enchanted forest, magical forest, into the woods |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $25,002,557
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 09, 2025 Entered: Apr 15, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Ian Hunter | Theseus |
| Verree Teasdale | Hippolyta |
| Hobart Cavanaugh | Philostrate |
| Dick Powell | Lysander |
| Ross Alexander | Demetrius |
| Olivia de Havilland | Hermia |
| Jean Muir | Helena |
| Grant Mitchell | Egeus |
| Frank McHugh | Quince |
| Dewey Robinson | Snug |
| James Cagney | Bottom |
| Joe E. Brown | Flute |
| Hugh Herbert | Snout |
| Otis Harlan | Starveling |
| Arthur Treacher | Epilogue |
| Victor Jory | Oberon |
| Anita Louise | Titania |
| Nini Theilade | Fairie |
| Mickey Rooney | Puck |
| Katherine Frey | Pease-Blossom |
| Helen Westcott | Cobweb |
| Fred Sale Jr. | Moth |
| Billy Barty | Mustard-Seed |
| Sheila Brown | Changeling Prince (uncredited) |
| George P. Breakston | Body Double for Mickey Rooney (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Max Reinhardt | Director |
| William Dieterle | Director |
| William Shakespeare | Theatre Play |
| Mary C. McCall, Jr. | Screenplay |
| Charles Kenyon | Screenplay |
| Russell Saunders | Assistant Director |
| Ralph Dawson | Editor |
| Anton Grot | Art Direction |
| Milo Anderson | Costume Design |
| Hal Mohr | Director of Photography |
| Sherry Shourds | Assistant Director |
| Al Alleborn | Unit Manager |
| Ben Bone | Set Decoration |
| L. De Angelis | Assistant Camera |
| Bronislawa Nijinska | Choreographer |
| Nini Theilade | Choreographer |
| Perc Westmore | Makeup Designer |
| Leo F. Forbstein | Music Director |
| Fred Jackman | Special Effects |
| Hans F. Koenekamp | Special Effects |
| Mickey Marigold | Still Photographer |
| Warren Low | Assistant Editor |
| Emmett Emerson | Props |
| John More | Props |
| Nathan Levinson | Sound |
| Charles David Forrest | Sound |
| Faye Hanlin | Hair Designer |
| R. G. Mitchell | Assistant Camera |
| William Classen | Grip |
| Tom Brannigan | Camera Operator |
| Max Rée | Costume Design |
| Erich Wolfgang Korngold | Music Arranger |
| Byron Haskin | Special Effects |
| Stanley Cortez | Camera Operator |
| Felix Mendelssohn | Original Music Composer |
| Stanley Logan | Dialogue Coach |
| Robert Surtees | Camera Operator |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Henry Blanke | Producer |
| Hal B. Wallis | Executive Producer |
| Jack L. Warner | Executive Producer |
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