In this clip from the 1946 film My Darling Clementine, a Shakespearean actor named Granville Thorndyke (Alan Mowbray) performs his art in the local tavern. The act doesn't go over well prompting Thorndyke to say as he leaves “Shakespeare was not meant for taverns nor for tavern louts”. This film starred Henry Fonda, Linda Darnell, and Victor Mature.
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Richard III Theatrical Trailer (1955)
Richard III is a 1955 British film adaptation of William Shakespeare's historical play of the same name, also incorporating elements from his Henry VI, Part 3. It was directed and produced by Sir Laurence Olivier, who also played the lead role. The cast includes many noted Shakespearean actors, including a quartet of acting knights. The film depicts Richard plotting and conspiring to grasp the throne from his brother King Edward IV, played by Sir Cedric Hardwicke. In the process, many are killed and betrayed, with Richard's evil leading to his own downfall.
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