Village Squire, The
- Synopsis
- Feature film comedy. The local squire insists on staging a production of Macbeth. A visiting film star halts the play’s progress and falls in love with the squire’s daughter.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Black-and-white / Sound
- Year of release
- 1935
- Duration
- 76 mins; 6,800 feet
Credits
- Director
- Reginald Denham
- Producer
- Anthony Havelock-Allan
- Cinematographer
- Francis Carver
- Screenplay
- Sherard Powell
- Art Direction
- H.R. Oxley
- Cast
David Horne Squire Hollis Leslie Perrins Richard Venables Moira Lynd Mary Hollis Vivien Leigh Rose Venables
Additional Details
- Production type
- Fiction Films
- Plays
- Macbeth
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Amateur theatre
Notes
- General
- Adapted from the play by Arthur Jarvis Black.
This was the screen debut of Vivien Leigh.
Production Company
Archive
- Name
BFI National Archive
- Web
- http://www.bfi.org.uk/archive-collections/searching-access-collections/research-viewing-services External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7255 1444
- Fax
- 020 7436 0165
- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Village Squire, The". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av67838 (Accessed 20 Sep 2024)