Drake of England
1935Imposing 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.
Acted in
Matheson Lang
as Francis Drake
Jane Baxter
as Elizabeth Sydenham
Athene Seyler
as Queen Elizabeth
Henry Mollison
as John Doughty
Donald Wolfit
as Thomas Doughty
Ben Webster
as Lord Burghley
George Merritt
as Tom Moore
Amy Veness
as Mother Moore
Sam Livesey
as Sir George Sydenham
Margaret Halstan
as Lady Sydenham
Charles Quatermaine
as Parson Fletcher
Allan Jeayes
as Don Bernardino
Gibb McLaughlin
as Don Enriquez
Helen Haye
as Lady Lennox
Moore Marriott
as Bright
Arthur Goullet
as Minor role
Laurence Hanray
as Minor role
Torin Thatcher