A Midsummer Night's Dream Trailer (1909)
25 December 1909 Fantasy, Comedy 11 mins
An early film adaptation of the Bard's comic fantasy.
Watch the official A Midsummer Night's Dream 1909 trailer in HD below.
Cast
Maurice Costello as Lysander
Dolores Costello as Fairy
Helene Costello as Fairy
Walter Ackerman as Demetrius
Charles Chapman as Quince
Julia Swayne Gordon as Helena
Gladys Hulette as Puck
William V. Ranous as Bottom
William Shea as Mechanical
Rose Tapley as Hermia
Florence Turner as Titania
Clara Kimball Young as Penelope
Crew
William Shakespeare Theatre Play
Charles Kent Director
J. Stuart Blackton Director
Eugene Mullin Writer
International Titles
El sueño de una noche de verano Trailer
International Releases Dates
United States 25 December 1909
Production Companies
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