Too Much Too Soon

Synopsis
Biopic on the life of Diana Barrymore, daughter of John Barrymore. While drunk on a yacht Barrymore (Flynn) delivers lines from Henry V (from II ii and Act III prologue) and the entire ‘once more unto the breach’ speech (III i). At the conclusion of the latter he falls overboard.
Language
English
Country
United States
Medium
Film
Technical information
Black-and-white / Sound
Year of release
1958
Duration
121 mins
Availability
No archive copy or distributor found (2007).

Credits

Director
Art Napoleon
Producer
Henry Blanke
Cinematographer
Nicholas Musuraca
Screenplay
Art Napoleon; Jo Napoleon
Music
Ernest Gold
Costume
Orry-Kelly
Art Direction
Carl E. Guthrie; John Beckman
Cast
Errol FlynnJohn Barrymore (King Henry V)
Dorothy MaloneDiana Barrymore

Additional Details

Production type
Fiction Films
Plays
Henry V
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Barrymore, Diana

Notes

General
Adapted from the book by Gerold Frank and Diana Barrymore.

Production Company

Name

Warner Bros Pictures

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Too Much Too Soon". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av67801 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)