Poster of The Insect Play

The Insect Play

Plot: 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
Release Date: Monday, May 29 1939
86 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Wilfrid GranthamWilfrid Grantham. Wilfrid Grantham was >> in The Insect Play as 'The Lepidopterist / First Snail'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Edmund WillardEdmund Willard. Edmund Willard was 54 in The Insect Play as 'The Tranp'.
Birthday: Thu, Dec 18 1884 –
Died: Sat, Oct 06 1956
Portrait of Pamela StandishPamela Standish. Pamela Standish was >> in The Insect Play as 'The Chrysalis'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Frank BirchFrank Birch. Frank Birch was 49 in The Insect Play as 'Mr. Beetle / Commander of the Yellows'.
Birthday: Thu, Dec 05 1889 –
Died: Tue, Feb 14 1956
Portrait of Maire O'NeillMaire O'Neill. Maire O'Neill was 53 in The Insect Play as 'Mrs. Beetle / Philanthropist'.
Birthday: Mon, Jan 11 1886 –
Died: Sun, Nov 02 1952
Portrait of Charles PetersCharles Peters. Charles Peters was >> in The Insect Play as 'Robber Beetle/Journalist'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Rupert Bruce LockhartRupert Bruce Lockhart. Rupert Bruce Lockhart was >> in The Insect Play as 'The Ichneumon Fly / Inventor'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Sheila KaySheila Kay. Sheila Kay was >> in The Insect Play as 'The Larva'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Leslie FrenchLeslie French. Leslie French was 35 in The Insect Play as 'Mr. Cricket / Second Snail'.
Birthday: Sat, Apr 23 1904 –
Died: Thu, Jan 21 1999
Portrait of Wendy ToyeWendy Toye. Wendy Toye was 22 in The Insect Play as 'Mrs. Cricket'.
Birthday: Tue, May 01 1917 –
Died: Sat, Feb 27 2010
Portrait of Wilfred FranksWilfred Franks. Wilfred Franks was >> in The Insect Play as 'The Blind Ant Timekeeper'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Geoffrey WincottGeoffrey Wincott. Geoffrey Wincott was >> in The Insect Play as 'The Parasite'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Crew

Portrait of Stephen ThomasStephen Thomas. Stephen Thomas was >> in The Insect Play as 'Producer, Director'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Karel ČapekKarel Čapek. Karel Čapek would have been no older than 48 in The Insect Play as 'Writer'
Birthday: Thu, Jan 09 1890 –
Died: Sun, Dec 25 1938
Portrait of Josef ČapekJosef Čapek. Josef Čapek was 52 in The Insect Play as 'Writer'
Birthday: Wed, Mar 23 1887 –
Died: Fri, Apr 13 1945
Portrait of Frederic AustinFrederic Austin. Frederic Austin was >> in The Insect Play as 'Music'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Clifford BaxClifford Bax. Clifford Bax was >> in The Insect Play as 'Adaptation'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Andrée HowardAndrée Howard. Andrée Howard was 28 in The Insect Play as 'Choreographer'
Birthday: Mon, Oct 03 1910 –
Died: Thu, Apr 18 1968
Portrait of Hugh StevensonHugh Stevenson. Hugh Stevenson was >> in The Insect Play as 'Costume Design'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday