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Prince of Players 1955

type: Movie

language: English

duration: 96 min

genre: drama

theme: biographical

director: Philip Dunne

Score: 3 / 10

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.

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author	Moss Hart
director	Philip Dunne
editor	Dorothy Spencer
genre	drama historical
keywords	abraham lincoln act american civil war asia booth asia booth clarke assassinate assassination of abraham lincoln begin cancel civil war confederacy confederate states of america drink edwin booth edwin ned booth ford\'s theatre hamlet hear john wilkes booth juliet juliet capulet junius brutus booth london mary devlin mary devlin booth mining camp murder new orleans older brother one night opening night plan remember richard ii richard iii richard iii of england romeo romeo and juliet romeo montague san francisco speak the taming of the shrew travel wash
musicBy	Bernard Herrmann
producer	Philip Dunne
productionCompany	20th Century Fox
publisher	20th Century Fox
theme	biographical biographical drama