Prince Of Players (1955)
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Screenwriter Philip Dunne doubled as director on the elaborate filmed biography Prince of Players. Richard Burton stars as the eminent American tragedian Edwin Booth, whose life and career is thrown into turmoil after his younger brother John Wilkes Booth (John Derek) assassinates Abraham Lincoln.… More Screenwriter Philip Dunne doubled as director on the elaborate filmed biography Prince of Players. Richard Burton stars as the eminent American tragedian Edwin Booth, whose life and career is thrown into turmoil after his younger brother John Wilkes Booth (John Derek) assassinates Abraham Lincoln. The film begins as the younger Edwin assists his alcoholic, ailing father Junius Brutus Booth (Raymond Massey) during a tour of the American hinterlands. When Junius dies just before a performance, Edwin goes on in his stead, thereby launching his own starring career. In danger of becoming as much of a drunk and carouser as his father, Edwin eventually pulls himself together, but his brother's act of violence turns the audience against the name of Booth. Almost booed offstage during a performance of Hamlet, Edwin stands his ground, finally earning the respect of his rowdy audience. Not exactly packed with fast action, Prince of Players will appeal most to lovers of theater in general and Shakespeare in particular. Highlight: Richard Burton and Eva LeGalleine performing the balcony scene from Romeo and Juliet in the courtyard of a brothel. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Philip Dunne
- Genres
- Drama
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jan 11, 1955 Wide
- Studio
- Twentieth Century Fox
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Cast
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Richard Burton
as Edwin Booth
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Maggie McNamara
as Mary Devlin
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John Derek
as John Wilkes Booth
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Raymond Massey
as Junius Brutus Booth
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Charles Bickford
as Dave Prescott
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Elizabeth Sellars
as Asia
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Christopher C. Cook
as Edwin Booth at age 10
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Dayton Lummis
as English Doctor
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Ian Keith
as "King" in Hamlet
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Paul Stader
as Laertes
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Louis Alexander
as John Booth at age 12
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William Walker
as Old Ben
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Charles Cane
as Theater Assistant
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Mae Marsh
as Witch in Macbeth
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Stanley Hall
as Abraham Lincoln
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Sarah Padden
as Mrs. Abraham Lincoln
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Ruth Clifford
as English Nurse
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Ivan Hayes
as Bernardo
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Paul H. Frees
as Francisco
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Ben Wright
as Horatio
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Melinda Markey
as Young Lady
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Eleanor Audley
as Mrs. Montchesington
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Percival Vivian
as Polonius
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George Dunn
as Doorman
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Ruth Warren
as Nurse
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Richard H. Cutting
as Doctor
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Lane Chandler
as Colonel
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Steven Darrell
as Maj. Rathbone
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Tom Fadden
as Trenchard
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Henry Kulky
as Bartender
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Olan Soule
as Catesby
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Eva Le Gallienne
as The Queen
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Jack Raine
as Theater Manager
