Drake of England

Drake of England is a 1935 British drama film directed by Arthur B. Woods and starring Matheson Lang, Athene Seyler and Jane Baxter.[1] It depicts the life of Francis Drake and the events leading up to the defeat of the Armada in 1588.[2]

For the play, see Drake of England (play).

Drake of England
Directed byArthur B. Woods
Produced byWalter C. Mycroft
Written byLouis N. Parker (play)
Marjorie Deans
Clifford Grey
Ákos Tolnay
Norman Watson
StarringMatheson Lang
Athene Seyler
Jane Baxter
Henry Mollison
Music byG.H. Clutsam
Idris Lewis
CinematographyClaude Friese-Greene
Ronald Neame
Edited byEdward B. Jarvis
Production
company
Distributed byWardour Films
Release date
16 May 1935
Running time
99 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Production

The film was made at Elstree Studios, as part of the boom in historical films that followed the global success of The Private Life of Henry VIII. The film was based on the play of the same title by Louis N. Parker. The art direction was by Duncan Sutherland who designed the film's sets. It was given an American release in 1936, when it was distributed by Grand National Pictures.

The film has generally been overshadowed by two slightly later releases Fire Over England (1937) and The Sea Hawk (1940) which deal with much the same story.[3]

Cast

Bibliography
  • Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
  • Richards, Jeffrey. The Age of the Dream Palace: Cinema and Society in 1930s Britain. I.B. Tauris, 2010.
  • Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927–1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

References
  1. Drake of England at IMDb
  2. "Drake of England (1935) | BFI". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  3. Richards p.288


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