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Too Much Too Soon

Synopsis
Biopic on the life of Diana Barrymore, daughter of John Barrymore. While drunk on a yacht Barrymore (Flynn) delivers lines from Henry V (from II ii and Act III prologue) and the entire ‘once more unto the breach’ speech (III i). At the conclusion of the latter he falls overboard.
Language
English
Country
United States
Medium
Film
Technical information
Black-and-white / Sound
Year of release
1958
Availability
No archive copy or distributor found (2007).
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Barrymore, Diana

Credits

Director
Art Napoleon
Producer
Henry Blanke
Cinematographer
Nicholas Musuraca
Screenplay
Art Napoleon; Jo Napoleon
Music
Ernest Gold
Costume
Orry-Kelly
Art Direction
Carl E. Guthrie; John Beckman
Cast
Dorothy Malone 
Errol Flynn 

Production Company

Name

Warner Bros Pictures

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