Shakespeare in Performance: Film
Twelfth Night (1937, Stephen Thomas)
| Title | Twelfth Night |
|---|---|
| Year | 1937 |
| Release Locations | GB |
| Director | Stephen Thomas |
| Medium | Video |
| Length | 15 mins |
| Play Connections | Twelfth Night (teleplay) |
| Series | Scenes from Shakespeare |
Description
Part of the "Scenes from Shakespeare" series that appeared in the second year of BBC transmission. During this period there was much writing about Shakespeare in The Listener (the BBC house organ). Articles by Tyrone Guthrie, Edith Evans, Harold Child, G.B. Harrison, and J. Dover Wilson appeared in 1937, but little was said directly about these early television programs
Description from Shakespeare on Screen : an International Filmography and Videography by Kenneth S. Rothwell and Annabelle Henkin Melzer. ©1990 Kenneth S. Rothwell. Cited by permission. — Added 2008-11-14
Cast Overview
| Viola | Beatrix Lehmann |
|---|---|
| Olivia | Thea Holme |
| Feste | Esme Percy |
| Sir Toby Belch | Robert Atkins |
| Sir Andrew Aguecheek | Henry Hewitt |
| Malvolio | Ion Swinley |
| Maria | Nadine March |
Production Team and Crew Overview
| Director | Stephen Thomas |
|---|
Production information courtesy of: Kenneth Rothwell