Master Will Shakespeare (1936)
A short biography of William Shakespeare that highlights the various jobs he worked at in the theater.
Top billed cast
Carey WilsonNarrator (voice)- Anthony Kemble-CooperWilliam Shakespeare (uncredited)
Lionel BelmoreManager Burbage (uncredited)
Francis X. Bushman Jr.Knight (uncredited)
Charles ColemanJohn Decker (uncredited)
John GeorgeTownsman (uncredited)
Harry WilsonPeasant (uncredited)
Leslie HowardRomeo (uncredited)
Norma ShearerJuliet (uncredited)
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