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...
| Release Date: | Oct 1935 |
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| Genre: | Comedy / Fantasy / Romance |
| Awards: | Won 2 Oscars. Another 2 nominations |
| Cast: | Ian Hunter (Theseus. Duke of Athens), Verree Teasdale (Hippolyta. Queen of the Amazons,...), Hobart Cavanaugh (Philostrate. Master of Revels to Theseus), Dick Powell (Lysander. In love with Hermia), Ross Alexander (Demetrius. In love with Hermia), Olivia de Havilland (Hermia. In love with Lysander (as...), Jean Muir (Helena. In love with Demetrius), Grant Mitchell (Egeus. Father to Hermia), Frank McHugh (Quince. the Carpenter), Dewey Robinson (Snug. the Joiner), James Cagney (Bottom. the Weaver), Joe E. Brown (Flute. the Bellows-mender), Hugh Herbert (Snout. the Tinker), Otis Harlan (Starveling. the Tailor), Arthur Treacher (Epilogue), Victor Jory (Oberon. King of the Fairies), Anita Louise (Titania. Queen of the Fairies), Nini Theilade (Fairie. Attending Titania (as Nina...), Mickey Rooney (Puck or Robin Goodfellow or Fairy), Katherine Frey (Pease-Blossom), Helen Westcott (Cobweb), Fred Sale (Moth), Billy Barty (Mustard-Seed (as Fairies)), Sheila Brown (Changeling Prince (uncredited)), Carol Ellis (Titania), Shep Houghton (Dancer (uncredited)), Rags Ragland (Acting Troupe Member (uncredited)), Angelo Rossitto (Gnome (uncredited)) |