Prince of Players
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| Prince of Players | |
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 Original film poster |
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| Directed by | Philip Dunne |
| Produced by | Philip Dunne |
| Written by | Moss Hart Eleanor Ruggles (book) |
| Starring | Richard Burton Maggie McNamara John Derek Raymond Massey Charles Bickford Elizabeth Sellars Eva Le Gallienne |
| Music by | Bernard Herrmann |
| Cinematography | Charles G. Clarke |
| Editing by | Dorothy Spencer |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
| Release date(s) | 11 January 1955 |
| Running time | 102 min |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
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Prince of Players is a 1955 20th Century Fox biographical film about the great 19th century American actor Edwin Booth. The film was directed and produced by Philip Dunne from a screenplay by Moss Hart, based on the book by Eleanor Ruggles. The music score was by Bernard Herrmann and the cinematography by Charles G. Clarke. The film was made in CinemaScope.
The film starred Richard Burton, Maggie McNamara, John Derek with Raymond Massey, Charles Bickford, Elizabeth Sellars and Eva Le Gallienne.
[edit] Cast
- Richard Burton - Edwin Booth
- Maggie McNamara - Mary Devlin
- John Derek - John Wilkes Booth
- Raymond Massey - Junius Brutus Booth
- Charles Bickford - Dave Prescott
- Elizabeth Sellars - Asia
- Christopher Cook - Edwin Booth at age 10
- Dayton Lummis - English Doctor
- Ian Keith - Ghost of Hamlet's Father in "Hamlet"
- Paul Stader - Laertes in "Hamlet"
- Louis Alexander - John Booth at age 12
- William Walker - Old Ben
- Charles Cane - Theater Assistant
- Mae Marsh - Witch in "Macbeth"
- Stanley Hall - Abraham Lincoln
- Sarah Padden - Mary Todd Lincoln
- Ruth Clifford - English Nurse
- Ivan Hayes - Bernardo in "Hamlet"
- Paul Frees - Francisco in "Hamlet"
- Ben Wright - Horatio in "Hamlet"
- Melinda Markey - Young Lady
- Eleanor Audley - Mrs. Montchesington
- Percival Vivian - Polonius in "Hamlet"
- George Dunn - Doorman
- Ruth Warren - Nurse
- Richard H. Cutting - Doctor
- Lane Chandler - Colonel
- Steven Darrell - Maj. Rathbone
- Tom Fadden - Trenchard
- Henry Kulky - Bartender
- Olan Soule - Catesby in "Richard III"
- Eva Le Gallienne - Queen Gertrude in "Hamlet"
- Jack Raine - Theater Manager
