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A Midsummer night's dream

Two pairs of lovers remedy their problems with fairy help at midnight in the woods of Athens. One of the most ambitious projects undertaken by Warners in the 1930's, this production is the only sound film by Max Reinhardt who made the film with his disciple, William Dieterle. This adaptation of Shakespeare's play is characterized by sumptuous sets, soft photography and lighting designed to produce a romantic, magical quality. The ballet dream sequence was the collaborative effort of Reinhardt, the Ballet Mistress of the Paris Opera, Nijinsky and cinematographer Hal Mohr. (Does not circulate)

Credits

Directed by
William Dieterle, Max Reinhardt
Written by
Mary C. McCall, Jr., Charles Kenyon
Cast
Frank McHugh, James Cagney, Olivia de Havilland, Mickey Rooney, Kenneth Anger, Jean Muir, Victor Jory, Helen Westcott, Angelo Rossitto, Anita Louise, Ian Hunter, Hugh Herbert, Dick Powell, Otis Harlan, Hobart Cavanaugh, Grant Mitchell, Arthur Treacher, Billy Barty …
Produced by
Henry Blanke
Cinematography
Hal Mohr
Music
Felix Mendelssohn
Edited by
Ralph Dawson
Complete catalog record
Two pairs of lovers remedy their problems with fairy help at midnight in the woods of Athens. One of the most ambitious projects undertaken by Warners in the 1930's, this production is the only sound film by Max Reinhardt who made the film with his disciple, William Dieterle. This adaptation of Shakespeare's play is characterized by sumptuous sets, soft photography and lighting designed to produce a romantic, magical quality. The ballet dream sequence was the collaborative effort of Reinhardt, the Ballet Mistress of the Paris Opera, Nijinsky and cinematographer Hal Mohr. (Does not circulate)

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Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, description, catalog record
  2. Wikidata · Q1305191 ↗ — country, genre, credits

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