SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Eight sound discs. A compendium of the 60-minute Columbia Shakespeare Cycle of plays broadcast in 1937 starring leading Hollywood actors. Narrated by Conway Turo.

Language

English

Country

United States

Medium

Audio

Year of release

1950

Credits

Contributor

Conway Turo

Cast

Burgess Meredith	Hamlet
Cedric Hardwicke	Malvolio
Claude Rains	Caius Cassius
Edward G Robinson	Petruchio
Elisse Landi	Rosalind
Frank Morgan	Jaques
Grace George	Gertrude
Humphrey Bogart	Henry Percy (Hotspur)
Leslie Howard	Benedick
Margo	Cordelia
Orson Welles	Orsino, Duke of Illyria
Rosalind Russell	Beatrice
Tallulah Bankhead	Viola (later disguised as Cesario)
Thomas Mitchell	Marcus Brutus
Thomas Mitchell	Lear
Walter Huston	King Henry IV

Additional Details

Production type

Sound Recordings(Commercial)

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

General

The broadcasts are catalogued separately on this database.

Production Company

Name

Ariel

Archive

Name

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound

Email

rha@nypl.org

Web

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Phone

(212) 870 1663

Address

New York Public Library of Recorded Sound
40 Lincoln Center Plaza
New York
NY 100123