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Midsummer Night’s Dream, A (1930 Radio)

Series

Dramatic Reading

Schools radio broadcast. Dramatic reading of scenes from Shakespeare’s comedy with Rudolph de Cordova, Carleton Hobbs and others. No further information known (12/2007).

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Midsummer Night’s Dream, A (1930 Radio)

Producer

Peter Creswell

Radio version of Shakespeare’s comedy produced by Peter Creswell and arranged for broadcasting by Dulcima Glasby. The cast includes Harman Grisewood as Lysander, Dennis Arundell as Demetrius, Katherine...

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Scenes from ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’ (1931 Radio)

aka: Selections from ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’

Series

Dramatic Reading

Schools radio broadcast. Dramatic reading of scenes from Shakespeare’s comedy with Leila Maravan and Philip Wade.

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Little People Arrive, The (1932 Film)

Series

Eve and Everybody’s Film Review

Newsfilm item. Backstage at a puppet show version of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. There are shots of the puppets being manipulated by the puppeteers and the show in front of the curtain as seen by the...

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Dramatic Reading: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1933 Radio)

Series

Dramatic Readings

Schools radio broadcast. Dramatic readings from Shakespeare’s play with a short introduction to scenes used as the basis of an English literature lesson for 11-14 year old schoolchildren.

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Mister Cinders (1934 Film)

Director

Friedrich Zelnik

Producer

Walter C. Mycroft

Feature film musical comedy concerning a male Cinderella who wins the heart of an American heiress. Features a village production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream in rehearsal and shambolic performance (Hermia...

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Midsummer Night’s Dream, A (1934 Radio)

Series

Radio Guild

Director

Vernon Radcliffe

Radio broadcast of A Midsummer Night’s Dream directed by Vernon Radcliffe. No cast details known (2007).

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Readings from Shakespeare - 7, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1934 Radio)

Series

English Literature

Radio schools broadcast. Dramatic readings from Shakespeare’s play with a short introduction to scenes used as the basis of an English literature lesson for 11-14 year old schoolchildren.

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Midsummer Night’s Dream, A (1934 Radio)

Producer

Val Gielgud

Shakespeare’s comedy adapted for radio by Marianne Helweg with Mendelssohn’s music. Margaret Rawlings performs as Oberon, Fay Compton is Titania, Ralph Richardson plays Bottom. Produced by Val Gielgud.

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Midsummer Night’s Dream, A (1935 Film)

Director

William Dieterle

Producer

Max Reinhardt

A film based on the Broadway production by Max Reinhardt. A combination of German expressionism and Hollywood realism. Hal Mohr’s cinematography is ‘astonishing, a surreal visual fantasy of dancing...

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