Prince of Players
Prince of Players is a 1955 20th Century Fox biographical film about the 19th century American actor Edwin Booth. The film was directed and produced by Philip Dunne from a screenplay by Moss Hart, based on the book by Eleanor Ruggles. The music score was by Bernard Herrmann and the cinematography by Charles G. Clarke. The film was made in CinemaScope and in DeLuxe Color.
Plot
Edwin "Ned" Booth is the son of the noted thespian Junius Brutus Booth and the older brother of another actor, John Wilkes Booth. Beginning In 1848, as a boy, and into early manhood, he travels with and assists Junius, who is often drunk and seems at times on the brink of madness.
Cast
- Ben Wright
- Bob Reeves
- Booth Colman
- Burton Hill Mustin
- Charles Bickford
- Dayton Lummis
- Edmund Cobb
- Eleanor Audley
- Elizabeth Sellars
- Emmett Lynn
- Ethan Laidlaw
- Eva Le Gallienne
- Frank Mills
- George Dunn
- George Melford
- Herman Hack
- Ian Keith
- Jack Mower
- John Derek
- Lane Chandler
- Mae Marsh
- Maggie McNamara
- Mimi Gibson
- Olan Soule
- Paul Frees
- Paul Wexler
- Raymond Massey
- Richard Burton
- Richard Deacon
- Richard Travis
- Ruth Clifford
- Steve Darrell
- Tom Fadden
- William Fawcett
More details
| author | Moss Hart |
|---|---|
| director | Philip Dunne |
| editor | Dorothy Spencer |
| genre | drama historical |
| keywords | abraham lincoln act asia asia booth begin cancel civil war drink edwin booth ford\'s theatre hear john wilkes booth junius brutus booth late wife mary devlin mary devlin booth mining camp murder older brother one night opening night plan remember richard ii speak travel wash |
| musicBy | Bernard Herrmann |
| producer | Philip Dunne |
| productionCompany | 20th Century Fox |
| publisher | 20th Century Fox |
| theme | biographical biographical drama |