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A midsummer night's dream / Warner Brothers present a Max Reinhardt production ; directed by Max Reinhardt and William Dieterle ; arranged for the screen by Charles Kenyon and Mary C. McCall, Jr.

Reinhardt, Max, 1873-1943 (film producer,, film director.). Dieterle, William, 1893-1972 (film director.). Kenyon, Charles, 1880-1961 (screenwriter.). McCall, Mary C., Jr., 1904-1986 (screenwriter.). Cagney, James, 1899-1986 (actor.). Brown, Joe E. (Joe Evan), 1892-1973 (actor.). Powell, Dick, 1904-1963 (actor.). Rooney, Mickey, (actor.). Jory, Victor, 1902-1982 (actor.). Hunter, Ian, 1900-1975 (actor.). Teasdale, Verree, (actor.). Cavanaugh, Hobart, 1886-1950 (actor.). Alexander, Ross, 1907-1937 (actor.). De Havilland, Olivia, (actor.). Muir, Jean, 1911-1996 (actor.). Mitchell, Grant, 1874-1957 (actor.). McHugh, Frank, 1899-1981 (actor.). Robinson, Dewey, 1898-1950 (actor.). Herbert, Hugh, 1885-1952 (actor.). Harlan, Otis, 1865-1940 (actor.). Treacher, Arthur, 1894-1975 (actor.). Louise, Anita, 1915-1970 (actor.). Theilade, Nini, (actor.). Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847 (composer (expression)). Korngold, Erich Wolfgang, 1897-1957 (arranger of music.). Nijinska, Bronislava, 1891-1972 (choreographer.). Mohr, Hal, 1894-1974 (director of photography.). Dawson, Ralph, 1897-1962 (editor of moving image work.). Grot, Anton, 1884-1974 (art director.). Rée, Max, (costume designer.). Forbstein, Leo F., (musical director.). Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Midsummer night's dream. (Added Author). Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967) (Added Author). Warner Home Video (Firm) (Added Author). James Cagney, Joe E. Brown, Dick Powell, Mickey Rooney, Victor Jory, Ian Hunter, Verree Teasdale, Hobert Cavanaugh, Ross Alexander, Olivia de Havilland, Jean Muir, Grant Mitchell, Frank McHugh, Dewey Robinson, Hugh Herbert, Otis Harlan, Arthur Treacher, Anita Louise, Nina Theilade. (Cast).

Summary:

Love is blind, fickle and true. Theseus, Duke of Athens, is going to marry Hyppolyta, Queen of the Amazons. Demetrius is engaged to Hermia, but Hermia loves Lysander. Helena loves Demetrius. Oberon and Titania, of the kingdom of fairies have a slight quarrel about whether or not the boy Titania is raising will join Titania's band or Oberon's, so Oberon tries to get the boy from her by using some magic. Lysander and Hermina meet in the forest. Helena and Demetrius are there as well. There are actors practicing a play for the upcoming wedding of Theseus and Hippolyta. Due to some misunderstandings by Puck, the whole thing becomes a little bit more confused.

Record details

ISBN: 0790790106
ISBN: 9780790790107
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (143 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Distributor: Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2007]

Content descriptions

General Note:	Based on the play by William Shakespeare. Originally released as a motion picture in 1935. Special features: Commentary by film historian Scott MacQueen; A dream comes true (making-of featurette); Warner Bros. Studio Café (teaser trailer); Presenting ... (gallery of 6 teaser trailers showcasing cast members); Shake Mr. Shakespeare (musical short); Olivia de Havilland screen test; Theatrical trailer.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Music by Felix Mendelssohn ; arranged by Erich Wolfgang Korngold ; ballets by Bronislawa Nijinska ; photography, Hal Mohr ; edited by Ralph Dawson ; art director, Anton Grot ; costumes by Max Ree ; musical director, Leo F. Forbstein.
Participant or Performer Note:	James Cagney, Joe E. Brown, Dick Powell, Mickey Rooney, Victor Jory, Ian Hunter, Verree Teasdale, Hobert Cavanaugh, Ross Alexander, Olivia de Havilland, Jean Muir, Grant Mitchell, Frank McHugh, Dewey Robinson, Hugh Herbert, Otis Harlan, Arthur Treacher, Anita Louise, Nina Theilade.
Target Audience Note:	Not rated.
System Details Note:	DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1 aspect ratio) presentation; Dolby Digital mono., dual-layer.
Language Note:	English dialogue; optional French or Portuguese subtitles; optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).
Awards Note:	Academy Awards, USA, 1935: Oscar - Best Cinematography (Hal Mohr) ; Best Film Editing (Ralph Dawson) ; Academy Award nominee for Outstanding Production (Best Picture).