A Midsummer Night's Dream
“Three Centuries In The Making! An immortal literary classic becomes a triumph of the ages!”
Synopsis
Four young individuals flee Athens for a forest where the fairy king and queen are arguing, while an amateur acting troupe rehearses a play. The fairy Puck employs a magical flower that causes people to fall in love, leading to confusion throughout the events.
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A crew of 108+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Ralph DawsonShot by Hal MohrScored by Erich Wolfgang KorngoldCostumes by Milo Anderson
Box Office
1935 · Box office
Grossed $25.0M worldwide
Worldwide gross
$25.0M
Versions & cuts
- with overture and exit music· 142 min
- edited· 117 min
Also known as
- (English)A Midsummer Night's Dream
- Ein Sommernachtstraumde
- El sueño de una noche de veranoes
- Le Songe d'une nuit d'étéfr
- Sogno di una notte di mezza estateit
- (Bulgarian)Сън в лятна нощ
Release dates around the world4 countries · showhide
- United KingdomOct 9, 1935
- United StatesOct 9, 1935
- AustriaNov 5, 1935
- FinlandNov 17, 1935
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Cast & Crew
108 unique people credited
Top billed cast
James Cagney
as Bottom - the Weaver
Dick Powell
as Lysander - In Love with Hermia
Ian Hunter
as Theseus - Duke of Athens
Verree Teasdale
as Hippolyta - Queen of the Amazons - Betrothed to Theseus
Hobart Cavanaugh
as Philostrate - Master of Revels to Theseus
Ross Alexander
as Demetrius - In Love with Hermia
Olivia De Havilland
as Hermia - In Love with Lysander
Jean Muir
as Helena - In Love with Demetrius
Grant Mitchell
as Egeus - Father to Hermia
Frank Mchugh
as Quince - the Carpenter
Dewey Robinson
as Snug - the Joiner
Joe E Brown
as Flute - the Bellows-Mender
Supporting cast
43Hugh Herbert
as Snout - the Tinker
Otis Harlan
as Starveling - the Tailor
Arthur Treacher
as Epilogue
Victor Jory
as Oberon - King of the Fairies
Anita Louise
as Titania - Queen of the Fairies
Nini Theilade
as Fairie - Attending Titania
Mickey Rooney
as Puck or Robin Goodfellow - a Fairy
Kathy Frye
as Pease-Blossom, Fairie
Helen Westcott
as Cobweb
Fred Sale Jr
as Moth
Billy Barty
as Mustard-Seed
Baby Charlene Barry
as Fairy
Eleanor Bayley
as Lady of the Court
Shirley Bloomfield
as Fairy
Sheila Brown
as Changeling Prince
Jackie Butler
as Child
Carrie Daumery
as Performance Audience Member
Ruth Eddings
as Lady of the Court
Beverly Edgecomb
as Fairy
Carol Ellis
as Titania
Jimmy Fay
as Fairy
Patsy Galloway
as Attendant to Titania
Laura Gile
as Dancer
Shep Houghton
as Dancer
Frances Hughes
as Fairy
Lucyle Keeling
as Lady of the Court
Margaret Kerry
as Fairy
Joan Lott
as Attendant to Titania
Bonnie Lynn
as Fairy
Diana Mack
as Lady of the Court
Mildred Ann Maudlin
as Fairy
Roger Mcgee
as Fairy
Martha Merrill
as Lady of the Court
Joyce Oliver
as Fairy
Rags Ragland
as Acting Troupe Member
Angelo Rossitto
as Gnome
Lorraine Rugg
as Fairy
Betty June Sissom
as Fairy
Marilyn Spinner
as Fairy
Donn Stokes
as Child
Shirley Van
as Fairy, Dancer
Victoria Vinton
as Lady of the Court
Helen Wood
as Lady of the Court
Directors
2Writers
3Producers
3Other crew
52Mary C Mccall Jr
arranged for the screen by
Charles Kenyon
arranged for the screen by &
Anton Grot
Art Director
Max Ree
as Max Ree
L De Angelis
assistant camera (uncredited)
Russell Saunders
assistant director (uncredited)
Sherry Shourds
assistant director (uncredited)
Warren Low
assistant editor (uncredited)
Clay Campbell
assistant makeup artist (uncredited)
Bronislava Njinska
ballets by (as Bronislawa Nijinska)
William Shakespeare
by
Robert Surtees
camera operator (uncredited)
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