The Immortal Gentleman

1935
1h 1m

IMDb RATING

YOUR RATING

William Shakespeare, Ben Jonson and Michael Drayton meet in a tavern in Southwark. Shakespeare points out people who remind him of scenes from his plays. A wistful woman reminds him of Julie... Read allWilliam Shakespeare, Ben Jonson and Michael Drayton meet in a tavern in Southwark. Shakespeare points out people who remind him of scenes from his plays. A wistful woman reminds him of Juliet, a melancholy old man reminds him of Hamlet. The soldier son of the landlord encourages ... Read allWilliam Shakespeare, Ben Jonson and Michael Drayton meet in a tavern in Southwark. Shakespeare points out people who remind him of scenes from his plays. A wistful woman reminds him of Juliet, a melancholy old man reminds him of Hamlet. The soldier son of the landlord encourages Shakespeare to recite 'The Seven Ages of Man'. Jonson then leads the company in singing 'S... Read all

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

4.1/10

YOUR RATING

1User review

See production info at IMDbPro

Photos

Top cast20

Edit

Basil Gill

William Shakespeare…

Rosalinde Fuller

Ophelia
(as Rosalind Fuller)
…

Laidman Browne

Gambler…

Roy Byford

Squire

Dennis Hoey

Soldier…

Terence de Marney

Harry Morton…

Edgar Owen

Ben Jonson…

Ivan Berlyn

Father…

J. Hubert Leslie

Michael Drayton

Leo Genn

Merchant…

Derrick De Marney

James Carter
(as Derrick de Marney)
…

Dennis Wyndham

Voyager

Fred Rains

Miser

Director
- Widgey R. Newman
Writers
All cast & crew
Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

User reviews1

4.122

Featured reviews

4malcolmgsw

Unusual and very cheap quota quickie

This film is set in a tavern in Southwark in 1606.William Shakespeare is sitting at a table drinking a beer.He looks at some of the other customers and this reminds of scenes from his works.So he visualizes scenes from Hamlet,Romeo and Juliet and the Merchant of Venice.Much of the cast I did not recognise.However there is Dennis Joey who would be Inspector Lestrade to Rathbones Holmes.Derrick de Marney who appear in many crime films of the fifties,and Leo Genn who would have major roles in the forties and fifties.This is a very cheap production,particularly given the fact that no copyright fees had to be paid for Shakespeares plays.

Storyline

Edit

Did you know

Edit

Trivia
Leo Genn's debut.

Crazy credits
The main title is followed on-screen by 'Based upon an original story - "An Evening with our National Poet William Shakespeare"', but no author is cited.