Drake of England

Overview

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.

Directed by Arthur B. Woods

Top cast

Matheson Lang

Francis Drake

Jane Baxter

Elizabeth Sydenham

Athene Seyler

Queen Elizabeth

Henry Mollison

John Doughty

Donald Wolfit

Thomas Doughty

Ben Webster

Lord Burghley

George Merritt

Tom Moore

Amy Veness

Mother Moore

S

Sam Livesey

Sir George Sydenham

Margaret Halstan

Lady Sydenham

C

Charles Quatermaine

Parson Fletcher

Allan Jeayes

Don Bernardino

Gibb McLaughlin

Don Enriquez

Helen Haye

Lady Lennox

Moore Marriott

Bright

A

Arthur Goullet

Minor role

Laurence Hanray

Minor role

Torin Thatcher

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