Dec 25, 1909
11 min
Full-HD

A Midsummer Night's Dream (1909)

An early film adaptation of the Bard's comic fantasy-- and perhaps the first screen adaptation of a Shakespeare play.

Category

Fantasy Comedy

Country

United States of America

Companies

Vitagraph Company of America

Maurice Costello

Lysander

Dolores Costello

Fairy

Helene Costello

Fairy

Walter Ackerman

Demetrius

Charles Chapman

Quince

Julia Swayne Gordon

Helena

Gladys Hulette

Puck

William Humphrey

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