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The Insect Play (TV Movie 1939) Poster

(1939 TV Movie)

Full Cast & Crew

Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)  

Clifford Bax ... (adaptation)
Karel Capek
Nigel Playfair ... (adaptation)
Paul Selver ... (English version)

Cast (in credits order)  

Wilfrid Grantham Wilfrid Grantham ... The Lepidopterist / First Snail (as Wilfred Grantham)
Edmund Willard ... The Tramp
Pamela Standish Pamela Standish ... The Chrysalis
Frank Birch Frank Birch ... Mr. Beetle / Commander of the Yellows
Maire O'Neill ... Mrs. Beetle / Philanthropist
Charles Peters Charles Peters ... Robber Beetle / Journalist
Rupert Bruce Lockhart Rupert Bruce Lockhart ... The Ichneumon Fly / Inventor
Sheila Kay Sheila Kay ... The Larva
Leslie French Leslie French ... Mr. Cricket / Second Snail
Wendy Toye ... Mrs. Cricket
Geoffrey Wincott Geoffrey Wincott ... The Parasite
Wilfred Franks Wilfred Franks ... The Blind Ant Timekeeper
George Hayes ... Chief Engineer
John Boxer John Boxer ... Second Engineer
Douglas Allen Douglas Allen ... Messenger
Bruce Adams Bruce Adams ... Signal Officer
Charlotte Bidmead Charlotte Bidmead ... The Butterflies and Moths
Celia Franca Celia Franca ... The Butterflies and Moths (as Celia Franks)
Anne Gee Anne Gee ... The Butterflies and Moths (as Ann Gee)
Elizabeth Hamilton Elizabeth Hamilton ... The Butterflies and Moths
Mary Hatton Mary Hatton ... The Butterflies and Moths
Anthony Kelly Anthony Kelly ... The Butterflies and Moths
Hugh Laing ... The Butterflies and Moths
Belinda Smith Belinda Smith ... The Butterflies and Moths
Thérèse Langfield Thérèse Langfield ... The Butterflies and Moths
Alec Raysman Alec Raysman ... The Butterflies and Moths
Susan Reeves Susan Reeves ... The Butterflies and Moths
Brenda Seth Brenda Seth ... The Butterflies and Moths
Eric Blankley Eric Blankley ... Ant
Joseph Chelton Joseph Chelton ... Ant
John Coast John Coast ... Ant
Philip Cook Philip Cook ... Ant
Edward Coventry Edward Coventry ... Ant
George Gower George Gower ... Ant
Tom Hammerton Tom Hammerton ... Ant
John Hayden John Hayden ... Ant
Roy Henderson Roy Henderson ... Ant
Gordon Hewitt Gordon Hewitt ... Ant
Michael Hodgkinson Michael Hodgkinson ... Ant
Leonard Michel Leonard Michel ... Ant
Barry Nuthall Barry Nuthall ... Ant
Ed Somerset Ed Somerset ... Ant
Gilbert Spurge Gilbert Spurge ... Ant
John Stamp John Stamp ... Ant
George Sturrock George Sturrock ... Ant
Leo Worth Leo Worth ... Ant
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ruthhanna Boris Ruthhanna Boris ... Ant

Produced by 

Stephen Thomas ... producer

Music by 

Frederic Austin

Costume Design by 

Hugh Stevenson

Art Department 

Malcolm Baker-Smith ... set designer

Music Department 

Hyam Greenbaum ... conductor
Boris Pecker ... orchestra leader

Additional Crew 

Andrée Howard ... choreographer

See also

Release Dates | Official Sites | Company Credits | Filming & Production | Technical Specs

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