Immortal Gentleman
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1935 British film
| Immortal Gentleman | |
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| Directed by | Widgey R. Newman |
| Written by |
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| Produced by | Bernard Smith |
| Starring | |
| Music by | John Reynders |
Production company | Bernard Smith Productions |
| Distributed by | Equity British Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 61 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Immortal Gentleman is a 1935 British historical drama film directed by Widgey R. Newman and starring Basil Gill, Rosalinde Fuller and Dennis Hoey.[1] It was a low-budget B film, which usually did not have historical settings.
Synopsis
[edit ]In the early seventeenth century William Shakespeare, Ben Jonson and Michael Drayton meet in a Southwark tavern and begin discussing the other customers who remind them of characters from Shakespeare's plays.
Cast
[edit ]- Basil Gill as William Shakespeare / Malvolio
- Rosalinde Fuller as Ophelia / Juliet / Lady
- Dennis Hoey as Soldier / Toby Belch
- Anne Bolt as Jane / Maria
- Edgar Owen as Ben Jonson / Mercutio
- Hubert Leslie as Michael Drayton
- Laidman Browne as Gambler / Petruchio / Feste
- Terence de Marney as Harry Morton / Hamlet / Romeo
- Derrick De Marney as James Carter / Tybalt
- Fred Rains as Miser
- Dennis Wyndham as Voyager
- Ivan Berlyn as Father / Aguecheek
- Leo Genn as Merchant / Shylock
- Roy Byford as Squire
- Noel Birkin
- Peggy Bolton
- Bertram Dench
References
[edit ]- ^ Wood p.82
Bibliography
[edit ]- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
External links
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Categories:
- 1935 films
- Films directed by Widgey R. Newman
- 1930s historical drama films
- British historical drama films
- Films set in London
- Films set in the 1600s
- British black-and-white films
- 1935 drama films
- Quota quickies
- 1930s English-language films
- 1930s British films
- Films scored by John Reynders
- English-language historical drama films
- 1930s British film stubs