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Take to the high seas for a heart-stopping tale of riches, war and romance with England's dashing pirate hero!
Imposing Canadian-born stage actor and playwright Matherson Lang was one of the twentieth century's great Shakespearean players, and became Britain's foremost screen actor during the 1920s; in Drake of England, one of his final films, he takes the title role in Arthur Woods' portrayal of the life and times of the flamboyant piratical adventurer who founded Britain's sea fortunes. From clandestine romance at the court of Elizabeth I to conquests in the newly discovered lands of South America and spectacular victory over the Armada, Drake of England offers a panoramic overview of Drake's life.Read moreLess
Imposing Canadian-born stage actor and playwright Matherson Lang was one of the twentieth century's great Shakespearean players, and became Britain's foremost screen actor during the 1920s; in Drake of England, one of his final films, he takes the title role in Arthur Woods' portrayal of the life and times of the flamboyant piratical adventurer who founded Britain's sea fortunes. From clandestine romance at the court of Elizabeth I to conquests in the newly discovered lands of South America and spectacular victory over the Armada, Drake of England offers a panoramic overview of Drake's life.
The story
Imposing Canadian-born stage actor and playwright Matherson Lang was one of the twentieth century's great Shakespearean players, and became Britain's foremost screen actor during the 1920s; in Drake of England, one of his final films, he takes the title role in Arthur Woods' portrayal of the life and times of the flamboyant piratical adventurer who founded Britain's sea fortunes. From clandestine romance at the court of Elizabeth I to conquests in the newly discovered lands of South America and spectacular victory over the Armada, Drake of England offers a panoramic overview of Drake's life.
Cast & crew
Matheson LangFrancis Drake
Jane BaxterElizabeth Sydenham
Athene SeylerQueen Elizabeth
Henry MollisonJohn Doughty
Donald WolfitThomas Doughty
Ben WebsterLord Burghley
George MerrittTom Moore
Amy VenessMother Moore
Margaret HalstanLady Sydenham
Allan JeayesDon BernardinoExplore the crew
- Director
- Arthur B. Woods
- Producer
- Walter C. Mycroft
- Writer
- Marjorie Deans
- Writer
- Clifford Grey
- Writer
- Ákos Tolnay
- Writer
- Norman Watson
- Director of Photography
- Claude Friese-Greene
- Director of Photography
- Ronald Neame