Immortal Gentleman

Immortal Gentleman
Directed by	Widgey R. Newman
Written by	William Shakespeare (plays) John Quin Widgey R. Newman
Produced by	Bernard Smith
Starring	Basil Gill Rosalinde Fuller Dennis Hoey
Music by	John Reynders
Production company	Bernard Smith Productions
Distributed by	Equity British Films
Release date	March 1935 (1935-03)
Running time	61 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Immortal Gentleman is a 1935 British historical drama film directed by Widgey R. Newman and starring Basil Gill, Rosalinde Fuller and Dennis Hoey. ^[1] It was a low-budget B film, which usually did not have historical settings.

Synopsis

In the early seventeenth century William Shakespeare, Ben Jonson and Michael Drayton meet in a Southwark tavern and begin discussing the other customers who remind them of characters from Shakespeare's plays.

Cast

• Basil Gill as William Shakespeare / Malvolio
• Rosalinde Fuller as Ophelia / Juliet / Lady
• Dennis Hoey as Soldier / Toby Belch
• Anne Bolt as Jane / Maria
• Edgar Owen as Ben Jonson / Mercutio
• Hubert Leslie as Michael Drayton
• Laidman Browne as Gambler / Petruchio / Feste
• Terence de Marney as Harry Morton / Hamlet / Romeo
• Derrick De Marney as James Carter / Tybalt
• Fred Rains as Miser
• Dennis Wyndham as Voyager
• Ivan Berlyn as Father / Aguecheek
• Leo Genn as Merchant / Shylock
• Roy Byford as Squire
• Noel Birkin
• Peggy Bolton
• Bertram Dench

References

1. Wood p.82

Bibliography

• Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
• Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

Immortal Gentleman at IMDb