Hamlet

Synopsis

Radio broadcast of the play directed and adapted by Brewster Morgan with Burgess Meredith as Hamlet.

Series

Columbia Shakespeare Cycle

Language

English

Country

United States

Medium

Radio

Transmission details

12 Jul 1937 at 17:00 (Channel: CBS)

Duration

60 mins

Credits

Director

Brewster Morgan

Writer

William Shakespeare

Contributor

Conway Tearle

Adaptor for Radio

Brewster Morgan

Cast

Burgess Meredith	Hamlet
Montague Love	Claudius
Grace George	Gertrude
Ben Webster	Polonius
Margaret Perry	Ophelia
Eric Snowden	Player
Ethel Mantell	Player
Fritz, Jr Leiber	Rosencrantz
John Wray	Gravedigger
Morris Ankrum	Laertes
Phillip Terry	Guildenstern
Stefan Schnabel	Player King
Stefan Schnabel	Marcellus
Victor Rodman	Barnardo
Victor Rodman	Priest
Walter Abel	Horatio
William A. Brady	Ghost
William Royale	Francisco

Additional Details

Production type

Television and Radio Drama

Plays

Hamlet; Much Ado About Nothing

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes

The 45-page photocopied typescript is in the Folger Shakespeare Library. The Birmingham Shakespeare Library also holds a typescript.

Production Company

Name

CBS Radio

Archive

Name

Paley Center for Media

Web

http://www.paleycenter.org/ External site opens in new window

Phone

(212) 621-6600

Address

25 West 52 Street
New York
New York
110019
USA

Notes

Formerly Museum of Television and Radio (MTR). The name changed in 2007.