Drake of England

Drake of England
Directed by	Arthur B. Woods
Produced by	Walter C. Mycroft
Written by	Louis N. Parker (play) ; Marjorie Deans ; Clifford Grey ; Ákos Tolnay ; Norman Watson
Starring	Matheson Lang ; Athene Seyler ; Jane Baxter ; Henry Mollison
Music by	G.H. Clutsam ; Idris Lewis
Cinematography	Claude Friese-Greene ; Ronald Neame
Edited by	Edward B. Jarvis
Production; company	British International Pictures
Distributed by	Wardour Films
Release date	16 May 1935
Running time	99 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

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]

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

Matheson Lang as Francis Drake
Athene Seyler as Queen Elizabeth I
Jane Baxter as Elizabeth Sydenham
Henry Mollison as John Doughty
Ben Webster as Lord Burghley
Donald Wolfit as Thomas Doughty
George Merritt as Tom Moone
Amy Veness as Mother Moone
Allan Jeayes as Don Bernardino
Gibb McLaughlin as Don Enriquez
Helen Haye as Lady Lennox
Moore Marriott as Bright

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.

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References

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

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[1] Drake of England on 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