Cast & Crew

Directed by

William Dieterle
Max Reinhardt

Writing Credits

William Shakespeare
(by)
Charles Kenyon
(arranged for the screen by) &
Mary C. McCall Jr.
(arranged for the screen by)

Cast

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
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
Victor Jory
Oberon - King of the Fairies
Anita Louise
Titania - Queen of the Fairies
Nini Theilade
Fairie - Attending Titania
Mickey Rooney
Puck or Robin Goodfellow - a Fairy
Kathy Frye
Pease-Blossom / Fairie (as Kathryn Frye)
Helen Westcott
Cobweb
Fred Sale Jr.
Moth
Billy Barty
Mustard-Seed
Baby Charlene Barry
Fairy
Eleanor Bayley
Lady of the Court
Shirley Bloomfield
Fairy
Sheila Brown
Changeling Prince
Jackie Butler
Child
Carrie Daumery
Performance Audience Member
Ruth Eddings
Lady of the Court
Beverly Edgecomb
Fairy
Carol Ellis
Titania
Jimmy Fay
Fairy
Patsy Galloway
Attendant to Titania
Shep Houghton
Dancer
Frances Hughes
Fairy
Lucyle Keeling
Lady of the Court
Margaret Kerry
Fairy
Joan Lott
Attendant to Titania
Bonnie Lynn
Fairy
Diana Mack
Lady of the Court
Roger McGee
Fairy
Martha Merrill
Lady of the Court
Joyce Oliver
Fairy
Rags Ragland
Acting Troupe Member
Angelo Rossitto
Gnome
Lorraine Rugg
Fairy
Betty June Sissom
Fairy
Marilyn Spinner
Fairy
Donn Stokes
Child
Shirley Van
Fairy / Dancer (uncredited)
Victoria Vinton
Lady of the Court
Helen Wood
Lady of the Court

Produced by

Henry Blanke
producer (uncredited)
Hal B. Wallis
executive producer (uncredited)
Jack L. Warner
executive producer (uncredited)

Cinematography by

Hal Mohr
(photography by)

Editing by

Ralph Dawson

Art Direction by

Anton Grot

Set Decoration by

Ben Bone
(uncredited)

Costume Design by

Max Rée
(as Max Ree)
Milo Anderson
(uncredited)

Makeup Department

Perc Westmore
cosmetician
Clay Campbell
assistant makeup artist (uncredited)
Charles Gemora
makeup artist (uncredited)
Faye Hanlin
hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management

Al Alleborn
unit manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Russell Saunders
assistant director (uncredited)
Sherry Shourds
assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

Moje Åslund
poster artist: Sweden
Emmett Emerson
props (uncredited)
Harper Goff
set designer (uncredited)
John More
props (uncredited)

Sound Department

Bernard B. Brown
recording supervisor (uncredited)
Charles David Forrest
sound (uncredited)
Nathan Levinson
sound recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by

Byron Haskin
special photographic effects
Fred Jackman
special photographic effects
Hans F. Koenekamp
special photographic effects (as Hans Koenekamp)

Camera and Electrical Department

Thomas Brannigan
camera operator (uncredited)
William Classen
grip (uncredited)
Stanley Cortez
camera operator (uncredited)
L. De Angelis
assistant camera (uncredited)
Hans F. Koenekamp
assistant camera (uncredited)
Mickey Marigold
still photographer (uncredited)
Robert Surtees
camera operator (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Eugene Joseff
costume jeweller (uncredited)

Editorial Department

Warren Low
assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department

Leo F. Forbstein
musical director
Erich Wolfgang Korngold
music arranger
Felix Mendelssohn
music by (as Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy)
Erich Wolfgang Korngold
composer: additional music - bridging scenes (uncredited) / conductor (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Fred Applegate
continuity (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Stanley Logan
dialogue director
Bronislava Njinska
ballets by (as Bronislawa Nijinska)
Henry Blanke
supervisor (uncredited)
George P. Breakston
double: Mickey Rooney (uncredited)
Red Breen
stand-in: James Cagney (uncredited)
Jane Downey
stand-in (uncredited)
S. Charles Einfeld
press agent (uncredited)
Jack A. Goodrich
stand-in (uncredited)
Jack Grey
stand-in (uncredited)
Betty Hobday
stand-in (uncredited)
Percy Kennedy
stand-in (uncredited)
Pat O'Shea
stand-in (uncredited)
Gladys Rehfeld
stand-in (uncredited)
Ann Robinson
stand-in: Olivia De Haviland (uncredited)
George Slight
stand-in (uncredited)
Nini Theilade
dance ensembles (uncredited)
Charles Veneman
stand-in (uncredited)
Arthur J. Zellner
publicist (uncredited)
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