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  • Title: Midsummer Night's Dream, A (1935) / A Dream Comes True / Warner Bros. Studio Cafe / Shake Mr. Shakespeare
  • Summary: King Theseus is going to marry Hyppolyta, his officer Demetrius is engaged with Hermia, but Hermina loves Lysander.
  • Director: Max Reinhardt, William Dieterle
  • Cast: James Cagney, Joe E. Brown, Dick Powell, Mickey Rooney, Victor Jory, Ian Hunter, Verree Teasdale, Hobart Cavanaugh, Ross Alexander, Olivia de Havilland, Jean Muir, Grant Mitchell, Frank McHugh, Dewey Robinson, Hugh Herbert
  • Year: 1935
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  • Keywords: Shakespeare
  • Format: DVD
  • Relation: Much Ado About Nothing, Twelfth Night
  • Language: English
  • Country: USA
  • Comments: Based on the play by William Shakespeare, with music by Felix Mendelssohn. The DVD includes an audio commentary by film historian Scott MacQueen, Olivia de Havilland's screen test, a seven minute documentary about the making of the film ("A Dream Comes True"), a two minute promotional film ("Warner Bros. Studio Cafe"), a twenty minute musical film ("Shake Mr. Shakespeare") and six teasers promoting the film each with a member of the cast.
  • Collection: Drama
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