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Men Are Not Gods

Synopsis
Feature film. Ann, secretary to a theatre critic, is persuaded to alter a poor review of actor Edmond Davey’s performance as Othello at the behest of his actress wife, Barbara. Ann is sacked, then falls in love with Davey, and he with her. He determines to strangle Barbara on stage during a performance of Othello. Ann’s screams are heard and the murder is interrupted; Barbara and Edmond are reconciled when she tells her husband that she is pregnant. Lanier (op cit) details all the Shakespeare citations and allusions.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Film; Video
Technical information
Black-and-white / Sound
Year of release
1936
Duration
83 mins; 7,429 feet

Credits

Director
Walter Reisch
Producer
Alexander Korda
Cinematographer
Charles Rosher
Screenplay
G.B. Stern; Iris Wright; Walter Reisch
Art Direction
Vincent Korda
Cast
Sebastian ShawEdmond Davey (Othello)
Gertrude LawrenceBarbara (Desdemona)
Miriam HopkinsAnn
Rex HarrisonTommy
Val GielgudThe Producer

Additional Details

Production type
Fiction Films
Plays
Othello
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
drama in English; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

General
Adapted from a story by Walter Reisch.
Documentation
Accompanying booklet.
Reviews
Lanier, Douglas ‘Film Spin-Offs and Citations’ in Burt, Richard (ed). Shakespeares After Shakespeares: an Encyclopedia of the Bard in Mass Media and Popular Culture. 2 vols. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2006 (p. 234, entry 979).

Production Company

Name

London Film Productions

Online Retailer

Name

amazon.co.uk

Web
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