SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Feature film. Kathy (Lupino) lives in a cramped New York flat with her father Madden Thomas (Woolley), a celebrated and cynical actor brought down by drink. Lame from an early age, and feeling trapped with her father in her restricted world, Kathy meets fellow tenant Robert. Robert helps secure a role for Madden in a new production of King Lear. There are several scenes of the rehearsal for the play, and the father’s tyrannical hold on, and love for, his daughter could be seen as a plot parallel with Shakespeare’s play.

Language

English

Country

United States

Medium

Film

Technical information

Black-and-white / Sound

Year of release

1942

Duration

85 mins

Credits

Director

Irving Pichel

Producer

Nunnally Johnson

Cinematographer

Edward Cronjager

Writer

Nunnally Johnson

Music

Alfred Newman

Costume

Earl Luick

Art Direction

Boris Leven; Richard Day (2)

Cast

Cornel Wilde	Robert Carter
Ida Lupino	Kathy Thomas
Monty Woolley	Madden Thomas

Additional Details

Production type

Fiction Films

Plays

King Lear

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Rehearsals

Notes

General

Based on the play The Light of Heart by Emlyn Williams. F. Scott Fitzgerald is listed on IMDb as an uncredited screenplay writer.

Production Company

Name

20th Century Fox

Archive

Name

UCLA Film & Television Archive

Email

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