Great Garrick, The
- Alternative title
- Ladies and Gentlemen
- Synopsis
- Feature film comedy. David Garrick, the legendary 18th-century English actor, accepts an invitation to the Comédie Française in Paris, announcing that he’ll teach them the art of acting. When they hear of his remark, the entire company stages an elaborate hoax at a country inn in an attempt to humiliate their guest but Garrick discovers their plans. The film begins with Garrick concluding his performance of Hamlet at the Drury Lane theatre, London.
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Black-and-white / Sound
- Year of release
- 1937
- Duration
- 89 mins
Credits
- Director
- James Whale
- Producer
- Mervyn LeRoy
- Cinematographer
- Ernest Haller
- Screenplay
- Ernest Vajda
- Music
- Adolph Deutsch
- Costume
- Milo Anderson
- Art Direction
- Anton Grot
- Cast
Brian Aherne David Garrick (Hamlet) Corbet Morris Osric Fritz Leiber Horatio Fritz, Jr Leiber Fortinbras Olaf Hytten Ambassador Olivia De Havilland Germaine de la Corbe
Additional Details
- Production type
- Fiction Films
- Plays
- Hamlet
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Garrick, David (1717-1779); Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- General
- Based on the play Ladies and Gentlemen, by Ernest Vajda, which opened in London on May 18, 1937.
Production Company
Archive
- Name
UCLA Film & Television Archive
- arsc@ucla.edu
- Web
- http://www.cinema.ucla.edu/access/databases.html External site opens in new window
- Phone
- (310) 206 5388
- Fax
- (310) 206 5392
- Address
- Individual Access
Archive Study and Research Center
46 Powell Library
302 East Melnitz
Los Angeles
CA90095-1323
USA
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Great Garrick, The". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av67717 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)