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The Insect Play(1939)

05/29/1939 (GB)MusicDrama1h 30m
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Overview

A tramp falls asleep in the woods. He dreams of observing a range of insects that stand in for various human characteristics in terms of their lifestyle and morality: the flighty, vain butterfly, the obsequious, self-serving dung beetle, the ants, whose increasingly mechanized behavior leads to a militaristic society.

Movie Cast

Wilfrid Grantham photo

Wilfrid Grantham

The Lepidopterist / First Snail

Pamela Standish photo

Pamela Standish

The Chrysalis

Frank Birch photo

Frank Birch

Mr. Beetle / Commander of the Yellows

Maire O'Neill photo

Maire O'Neill

Mrs. Beetle / Philanthropist

Charles Peters photo

Charles Peters

Robber Beetle/Journalist

Rupert Bruce Lockhart photo

Rupert Bruce Lockhart

The Ichneumon Fly / Inventor

Sheila Kay photo

Sheila Kay

The Larva

Leslie French photo

Leslie French

Mr. Cricket / Second Snail

Wendy Toye photo

Wendy Toye

Mrs. Cricket

Wilfred Franks photo

Wilfred Franks

The Blind Ant Timekeeper

Movie Stats

StatusReleased

BudgetNot Given

RevenueNot Given

Production CompanyBBC

Original LanguageEnglish

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