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- Synopsis
- Feature film version of the Broadway musical by George Abbott, Richard Rogers and Lorenz Hart, itself a free adaptation of The Comedy of Errors. "A musical employing Shakespeare’s plot and Ephesus background with resolutely twentieth-century language and manners and anachronistic gags such as taxi chariots with meters. The screenwriting credit states ‘After a play by Shakespeare...long, long after!'" [McKernan & Terris, op cit].
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Black-and-white / Sound
- Year of release
- 1940
- Notes
- The BFI National Archive holds a 16mm viewing copy; a 35mm safety and viewing copy from a nitrate negative are in preparation (2005). The Library of Congress holds master preservation material only, no viewing copy, running at 73 minutes.
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Doubling of roles
Credits
- Director
- A. Edward Sutherland
- Producer
- Jules Levey
- Cinematographer
- Joe Valentine
- Writer
- George Abbott
- Screenplay
- Charles Grayson; Leonard Spigelgass
- Music
- Lorentz Hart; Richard Rodgers
- Art Direction
- Jack Otterson
- Cast
Allan Jones Charles Butterworth Eric Blore Irene Hervey Joe Penner Martha Raye Samuel S. Hinds
Production Company
- Name
Universal Pictures
- enquiriesuk@nbcuni.com
- Web
- http://www.universalpictures.co.uk/ External site opens in new window
- Address
- 1 Central Saint Giles
St Giles High Street
London
WC2H 8NU
Archive
- Name
BFI National Archive
- Web
- http://www.bfi.org.uk/archive-collections/searching-access-collections/research-viewing-services External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7255 1444
- Fax
- 020 7436 0165
- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN
- Name
Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting & Recorded Sound Division
- Web
- http://catalog.loc.gov/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- (20) 707-8572
- Fax
- (20) 707-237’1
- Address
- Motion Picture & Television Reading Room
James Madison Building, LM 336
101 Independence Avenue, SE
Washington, D.C.
20540-4690
United States
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