--- product_id: 7390619 title: "Midsummer Night's Dream, A (1935) (DVD)" price: "€ 17.25" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.pt/products/7390619-midsummer-nights-dream-a-1935-dvd store_origin: PT region: Portugal --- # Midsummer Night's Dream, A (1935) (DVD) **Price:** € 17.25 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Midsummer Night's Dream, A (1935) (DVD) - **How much does it cost?** € 17.25 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.pt](https://www.desertcart.pt/products/7390619-midsummer-nights-dream-a-1935-dvd) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description James Cagney and Mickey Rooney romping in a Shakespearian fairyland? This could only be A Midsummer Night's Dream , Warner Bros.' 1935 attempt at classing up the proletarian studio. The legendary German stage director Max Reinhardt had produced the play at the Hollywood Bowl to enchanted, sold-out audiences, and Warners decided to hand Reinhardt the keys to the studio (along with fellow Germans William Dieterle, co-director, and Erich Wolfgang Korngold, who adapted Mendelssohn's music). Reinhardt created an eye-popping phantasmagoria, a movie laced with sparkling sequins, flying fairies, and moon-kissed forests. As for the words, Reinhardt had a collection of Warners studio players, notably James Cagney as Bottom, whose playing of "Pyramus and Thisby" with Joe E. Brown is perhaps the movie's comic high point. The other actors are decidedly varied, and they tend to be overwhelmed by the production design. Not so Mickey Rooney, whose performance as Puck is a feral, antic act of imagination (he was 14 during filming); picture a boy raised by wolves who somehow memorized Shakespeare. His Puck growls and screams and mocks the drama of the other characters, a little postmodern imp before his time. (Critic David Thomson called this Puck "truly inhuman, one of the cinema's most arresting pieces of magic"). The rest of the movie comes to earth with some regularity, but it's a one-of-a-kind production, and a reminder of the lavish, unreal possibilities within a movie studio. --Robert Horton Midsummer Night's Dream, A (1935) (DVD) Love is blind, fickle and true. And under the sway of capricious fairies it becomes blinder ( a queen romances as donkey), more fickle (best friends swoon over each other's beau) and truest of all (lovers repledge their devotion). "Lord, what fools these mortals be!" in Shakespeare's bewitching comedy! Review: A MUST SEE movie for classic film fans - The evening of the summer solstice was a time that has inspired mankind for thousands of years. William Shakespeare packaged the longstanding interpretation that the summer solstice was a night for lovers and structured it as a comedy. This is a 15th century version of a screwball comedy. Flash to the 20th century and in the mid 1930's, some of the Hollywood studios decided to release some of the classics to "class up the movie business". It was also a political gesture to appease the "code of decenccy" enforcers. Warner Brothers paraded several of their contrat actors out to produce Shakespeare's comedy, "A Midsummer Night's Dream". The dramatic performances range from exceptional to over-the top. Jimmy Cagney is a sight to behold portraying the Weaver known as "Bottom". The 14-year old Mickey Rooney turns in an amazing performance of the impish fairy "Puck". His over-the-top prattle may be a bit nerve wracking, but I got over it. This is the third movie made by the 18-year old Olivia DeHavilland who is wonderful as Hermia. The movie displays exceptional visual effects for a 1935 film. It won 2 Oscars for cinemotography and editing. The film excels at creating the somnambulistic transe that Shakespeare sets for the evening's dreams. It is well served as a black and white film, which adds to atmiosphere. This movie is a MUST SEE for film fans. It may not thrill the Shakespearians. And it certainly did not make much of an impression at the box office. This attempt to expose the movie theatre patrons to a little class was a resounding bust. I would love to see this film get a fresh start with a trip to the "high definition gods". There is an extravogent pre-release, quasi trailer/documentary that is floating around You Tube that would fit nicely with the HD version, while I am dreaming. Review: This movie is Excellent - This 1935 movie of Shakespeare's classic was a wonderful display of actors! Olivian DeHavilland, Mickey Rooney , Dick Powell, Joe E. Brown are among some of the great actors playing in this incredible movie. Victor Jory as Oberon was so good as the King of Faeries as is Mickey Rooney as Puck! I love this movie. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Contributor | Various | | Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 530 Reviews | | Format | NTSC, Subtitled | | Genre | Comedy | | Language | English | | Runtime | 2 hours and 23 minutes | ## Product Details - **Contributor:** Various - **Format:** NTSC, Subtitled - **Genre:** Comedy - **Language:** English - **Runtime:** 2 hours and 23 minutes ## Images ![Midsummer Night's Dream, A (1935) (DVD) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51LFnuwkbCL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A MUST SEE movie for classic film fans *by J***E on June 24, 2016* The evening of the summer solstice was a time that has inspired mankind for thousands of years. William Shakespeare packaged the longstanding interpretation that the summer solstice was a night for lovers and structured it as a comedy. This is a 15th century version of a screwball comedy. Flash to the 20th century and in the mid 1930's, some of the Hollywood studios decided to release some of the classics to "class up the movie business". It was also a political gesture to appease the "code of decenccy" enforcers. Warner Brothers paraded several of their contrat actors out to produce Shakespeare's comedy, "A Midsummer Night's Dream". The dramatic performances range from exceptional to over-the top. Jimmy Cagney is a sight to behold portraying the Weaver known as "Bottom". The 14-year old Mickey Rooney turns in an amazing performance of the impish fairy "Puck". His over-the-top prattle may be a bit nerve wracking, but I got over it. This is the third movie made by the 18-year old Olivia DeHavilland who is wonderful as Hermia. The movie displays exceptional visual effects for a 1935 film. It won 2 Oscars for cinemotography and editing. The film excels at creating the somnambulistic transe that Shakespeare sets for the evening's dreams. It is well served as a black and white film, which adds to atmiosphere. This movie is a MUST SEE for film fans. It may not thrill the Shakespearians. And it certainly did not make much of an impression at the box office. This attempt to expose the movie theatre patrons to a little class was a resounding bust. I would love to see this film get a fresh start with a trip to the "high definition gods". There is an extravogent pre-release, quasi trailer/documentary that is floating around You Tube that would fit nicely with the HD version, while I am dreaming. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This movie is Excellent *by K***R on April 4, 2025* This 1935 movie of Shakespeare's classic was a wonderful display of actors! Olivian DeHavilland, Mickey Rooney , Dick Powell, Joe E. Brown are among some of the great actors playing in this incredible movie. Victor Jory as Oberon was so good as the King of Faeries as is Mickey Rooney as Puck! I love this movie. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Most beautiful film I have ever seen.....dream like quality, gorgeous costumes....fantasy perfect! *by E***A on October 24, 2020* This is a wonderful film. For the age of it I was expecting something wrong with the print or the music. The music was gorgeous. The dance was beautiful. I am not a fantasy fan, but I was swept into it. It is sort of Shakespear. Well more than that and you will not be disappointed. It is a fun romp and pure delight. It is Hollywood at it's finest. I think it wonderful that Hollywood made such a film and this is a very good way to introduce someone to the bard himself. Color would have not done it justice.....the fantasy or dreamlike of it is perfect, as most of us do dream without color. It is more the real. ## Frequently Bought Together - Midsummer Night's Dream, A (1935) (DVD) - A Midsummer Night's Dream - A Midsummer Night's Dream --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.pt/products/7390619-midsummer-nights-dream-a-1935-dvd](https://www.desertcart.pt/products/7390619-midsummer-nights-dream-a-1935-dvd) --- *Product available on Desertcart Portugal* *Store origin: PT* *Last updated: 2026-09-03*