A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM (1935) ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ 1/2
D: Max Reinhardt, William Dieterle
James Cagney, Mickey Rooney, Dick Powell,
Olivia de Havilland, Joe E. Brown, Victor Jory,
Ian Hunter, Anita Louise, Ross Alexander,
Grant Mitchell, Hugh Herbert, Jean Muir
Hopelessly mixed-up lovers spend a night in an enchanted woods in a shimmering, magical screen version of one of Shakespeare's craziest plays. Jimmy Cagney plays Bottom. Mickey Rooney's a giddy, maniacal Puck. The only movie ever to win an Oscar (for cinematography) on a write-in vote, and you can see why. Visually, there's nothing else quite like it. If it doesn't make you believe in fairies, it'll at least make you want to.
Mickey Rooney
(1920-2014)
