Four young people escape Athens to a forest where the king and queen of the fairies are quarreling, while meanwhile, a troupe of amateur actors rehearses a play. When the fairy Puck uses a magic flower to make people fall in love, the whole thing becomes a little bit confused...
A Midsummer Night's Dream
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Overview
Four young people escape Athens to a forest where the king and queen of the fairies are quarreling, while meanwhile, a troupe of amateur actors rehearses a play. When the fairy Puck uses a magic flower to make people fall in love, the whole thing becomes a little bit confused...
Director
William Dieterle
Revenue
25.0M
Status
Released
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Cast
Ian Hunter
Theseus
Verree Teasdale
Hippolyta
Hobart Cavanaugh
Philostrate
Dick Powell
Lysander
Ross Alexander
Demetrius
Olivia de Havilland
Hermia
Jean Muir
Helena
Grant Mitchell
Egeus
Frank McHugh
Quince
Dewey Robinson
Snug
James Cagney
Bottom
Joe E. Brown
Flute
Hugh Herbert
Snout
Otis Harlan
Starveling
Arthur Treacher
Epilogue
Victor Jory
Oberon
Anita Louise
Titania
Nini Theilade
Fairie
Mickey Rooney
Puck
Katherine Frey
Pease-Blossom
Helen Westcott
Cobweb
Fred Sale Jr.
Moth
Billy Barty
Mustard-Seed
Sheila Brown
Changeling Prince (uncredited)
George P. Breakston
Body Double for Mickey Rooney (uncredited)
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