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A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935)
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30 October 1935 (USA)
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A New Triumph In Movie History ! more
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Theseus, Duke of Athens, is going to marry Hyppolyta, Queen of the Amazons. Demetrius is engaged with Hermia...
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Won 2 Oscars.
Another 2 nominations
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A True Classic
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Ian Hunter | ... | Theseus, Duke of Athens |
| Verree Teasdale | ... | Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons, betrothed to Theseus |
| Hobart Cavanaugh | ... | Philostrate, Master of Revels to Theseus |
| Dick Powell | ... | Lysander, In love with Hermia |
| Ross Alexander | ... | Demetrius, In love with Hermia |
 | Olivia de Havilland | ... | Hermia, In love with Lysander (as Olivia de Haviland) |
| Jean Muir | ... | Helena, In love with Demetrius |
| Grant Mitchell | ... | Egeus, Father to Hermia |
| Frank McHugh | ... | Quince, the Carpenter |
| Dewey Robinson | ... | Snug, the Joiner |
 | James Cagney | ... | Bottom, the Weaver |
| Joe E. Brown | ... | Flute, the Bellows-mender |
 | Hugh Herbert | ... | Snout, the Tinker |
| Otis Harlan | ... | Starveling, the Tailor |
| Arthur Treacher | ... | Epilogue |
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133 min | USA:117 min (edited version) | USA:142 min (with overture and exit music)
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Mickey Rooney is usually thought to have been eleven when he made this film. He was actually 14 during filming.
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Featured in The Projectionist (1971)
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Spinning Song
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The movie is dated, true. In fact, seeing 30's Hollywood's version of Shakespearian England's version of Athenian costuming is a delight in itself. But the actors in this rendition are just amazing. Not only is the cast impressive (Cagney, Brown, Rooney, D'Havilland, Powell), but they are doing the roles with the right mixture of buffoonery and dedication to Shakespeare's love of high and low comedy together.
The casting of Cagney as Bottom was brilliant, his mixture of swagger and obliviousness is perfect, especially when played off of the great Joe E. Brown, who's rubber faced quiet performance is uproarious. Young Mickey Rooney is a wonderful puck, light and athletic, it may be his finest work. The special effects manage to give off the feeling of faerie, without overpowering what is going on. And the weaving of the two stories together works as well as might be hoped for.
I consider this to be the classic definitive Midsummer's Night Dream films. No other can ever measure up.