Shakespeare in Hollywood

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 MeredithHamlet
Cedric HardwickeMalvolio
Claude RainsCaius Cassius
Edward G RobinsonPetruchio
Elisse LandiRosalind
Frank MorganJaques
Grace GeorgeGertrude
Humphrey BogartHenry Percy (Hotspur)
Leslie HowardBenedick
MargoCordelia
Orson WellesOrsino, Duke of Illyria
Rosalind RussellBeatrice
Tallulah BankheadViola (later disguised as Cesario)
Thomas MitchellLear
Thomas MitchellMarcus Brutus
Walter HustonKing 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
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Shakespeare, "Shakespeare in Hollywood". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av71521 (Accessed 22 Mar 2026)