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A Midsummer Night's Dream ()

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Two couples and a troupe of actors have an encounter with some mischievous fairies in the forest.
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Theseus - Duke of Athens
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Hippolyta - Queen of the Amazons - Betrothed to Theseus
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Philostrate - Master of Revels to Theseus
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Lysander - In Love with Hermia
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Demetrius - In Love with Hermia
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Hermia - In Love with Lysander (as Olivia de Haviland)
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Helena - In Love with Demetrius
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Egeus - Father to Hermia
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Quince - the Carpenter
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Snug - the Joiner
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Bottom - the Weaver
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Flute - the Bellows-Mender
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Snout - the Tinker
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Starveling - the Tailor
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Epilogue
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Oberon - King of the Fairies
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Titania - Queen of the Fairies
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Fairie - Attending Titania (as Nina Theilade)
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Puck or Robin Goodfellow - a Fairy
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Pease-Blossom / Fairie (as Kathryn Frye)
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Cobweb (as Fairie)
Fred Sale Jr. ...
Moth (as Fairie)
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Mustard-Seed (as Fairie)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Baby Charlene Barry ...
Fairy (uncredited)
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Lady of the Court (uncredited)
Shirley Bloomfield ...
Fairy (uncredited)
Sheila Brown ...
Changeling Prince (uncredited)
Jackie Butler ...
Child (uncredited)
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Performance Audience Member (uncredited)
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Lady of the Court (uncredited)
Beverly Edgecomb ...
Fairy (uncredited)
Carol Ellis ...
Titania (uncredited) (singingVoice)
Jimmy Fay ...
Fairy (uncredited)
Patsy Galloway ...
Attendant to Titania (uncredited)
Shep Houghton ...
Dancer (uncredited)
Frances Hughes ...
Fairy (uncredited)
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Fairy (uncredited)
Joan Lott ...
Attendant to Titania (uncredited)
Bonnie Lynn ...
Fairy (uncredited)
Diana Mack ...
Lady of the Court (uncredited)
Roger McGee ...
Fairy (uncredited)
Martha Merrill ...
Lady of the Court (uncredited)
Joyce Oliver ...
Fairy (uncredited)
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Acting Troupe Member (uncredited)
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Gnome (uncredited)
Lorraine Rugg ...
Fairy (uncredited)
Betty June Sissom ...
Fairy (uncredited)
Marilyn Spinner ...
Fairy (uncredited)
Donn Stokes ...
Child (uncredited)
Shirley Van ...
Fairy / Dancer (uncredited)
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Lady of the Court (uncredited)
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Lady of the Court (uncredited)

Directed by

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William Dieterle
Max Reinhardt

Written by

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William Shakespeare ... (by)
 
Charles Kenyon ... (arranged for the screen by) &
Mary C. McCall Jr. ... (arranged for the screen by)

Produced by

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Henry Blanke ... producer (uncredited)
Hal B. Wallis ... executive producer (uncredited)
Jack L. Warner ... executive producer (uncredited)

Cinematography by

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Hal Mohr ... (photography by)

Editing by

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Ralph Dawson ... (edited by)

Editorial Department

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Warren Low ... assistant editor (uncredited)

Art Direction by

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Anton Grot

Set Decoration by

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Ben Bone ... (uncredited)

Costume Design by

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Max Rée ... (as Max Ree)
Milo Anderson ... (uncredited)

Makeup Department

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Perc Westmore ... cosmetician
Clay Campbell ... assistant makeup artist (uncredited)
Charles Gemora ... makeup artist (uncredited)
Faye Hanlin ... hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Al Alleborn ... unit manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Russell Saunders ... assistant director (uncredited)
Sherry Shourds ... assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Moje Åslund ... poster artist: Sweden
Emmett Emerson ... props (uncredited)
Harper Goff ... set designer (uncredited)
John More ... props (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Charles David Forrest ... sound (uncredited)
Nathan Levinson ... sound recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Byron Haskin ... special photographic effects
Fred Jackman ... special photographic effects
Hans F. Koenekamp ... special photographic effects (as Hans Koenekamp)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Thomas Brannigan ... camera operator (uncredited)
William Classen ... grip (uncredited)
Stanley Cortez ... camera operator (uncredited)
L. De Angelis ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Hans F. Koenekamp ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Mickey Marigold ... still photographer (uncredited)
Robert Surtees ... camera operator (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Eugene Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department

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Leo F. Forbstein ... musical director
Erich Wolfgang Korngold ... music arranger
Felix Mendelssohn ... music by (as Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy)
Erich Wolfgang Korngold ... composer: additional music - bridging scenes (uncredited) / conductor (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Fred Applegate ... continuity (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Stanley Logan ... dialogue director
Bronislava Njinska ... ballets by (as Bronislawa Nijinska)
Henry Blanke ... supervisor (uncredited)
George P. Breakston ... double: Mickey Rooney (uncredited)
Red Breen ... stand-in: James Cagney (uncredited)
Jane Downey ... stand-in (uncredited)
S. Charles Einfeld ... press agent (uncredited)
Jack A. Goodrich ... stand-in (uncredited)
Jack Grey ... stand-in (uncredited)
Betty Hobday ... stand-in (uncredited)
Percy Kennedy ... stand-in (uncredited)
Pat O'Shea ... stand-in (uncredited)
Gladys Rehfeld ... stand-in (uncredited)
Ann Robinson ... stand-in: Olivia De Haviland (uncredited)
George Slight ... stand-in (uncredited)
Nini Theilade ... dance ensembles (uncredited)
Charles Veneman ... stand-in (uncredited)
Arthur J. Zellner ... publicist (uncredited)
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Production Companies

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  • Warner Bros. (have the honor to present: A Max Reinhardt Production)

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Theseus, Duke of Athens, is going to marry Hyppolyta, Queen of the Amazons. Demetrius is engaged with Hermia, but Hermia loves Lysander. Helena loves Demetrius. Oberon and Titania, of the kingdom of fairies have a slight quarrel about whether or not the boy Titania is raising will join Titania's band or Oberon's, so Oberon tries to get him from her by using some magic. But they're not alone in that forest.Lysander and Hermina have there a rendezvous, Helena and Demetrius are there, too as well as some actors, who are practicing a play for the ongoing wedding of Theseus and Hippolyta. Due to some misunderstandings by Puck, the whole thing becomes a little bit confused... Written by Stephan Eichenberg

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Taglines Three Centuries In The Making ! An immortal literary classic becomes a triumph of the ages ! See more »
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Also Known As
  • Le songe d'une nuit d'été (France)
  • Ein Sommernachtstraum (Germany)
  • El sueño de una noche de verano (Spain)
  • Kesäyön unelma (Finland)
  • Sueño de una noche de verano (Uruguay)
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Runtime
  • 133 min
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Cumulative Worldwide Gross $2,616,000

Did You Know?

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Trivia When the forest that Max Reinhardt designed could not be lit properly, cinematographer Hal Mohr thinned the trees slightly, sprayed them with aluminum paint and covered them with cobwebs and tiny metal particles to reflect the light. As a result, he became the first (and only) write-in winner of an Academy Award. See more »
Goofs Corrective lenses were introduced in the 13th century so they could have been worn in Shakespeare's time. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in A Dream Comes True (1935). See more »
Soundtracks A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture and Incidental Music See more »
Crazy Credits The opening credits appear as if they were "trickling down" from the top of the screen. See more »
Quotes Hermia, in Love with Lysander: [to Helena] How low am I, you painted maypole? Speak! How low am I? I am not yet so low but that my nails can reach into your eyes!
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