Prince of Players

Prince of Players
Original film poster
Directed byPhilip Dunne
Written byMoss Hart
Based onPrince of Players
1953 book
by Eleanor Ruggles
Produced byPhilip Dunne
StarringRichard Burton
Maggie McNamara
John Derek
Raymond Massey
Charles Bickford
Elizabeth Sellars
Eva Le Gallienne
CinematographyCharles G. Clarke
Edited byDorothy Spencer
Music byBernard Herrmann
Production
company
20th Century Fox
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • January 11, 1955 (1955-01-11)
Running time
102 min
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,570,000[1][2]
Box office$650,000 domestic rentals[2]

Prince of Players is a 1955 20th Century Fox biographical film about the 19th century American actor Edwin Booth. The film was directed and produced by Philip Dunne from a screenplay by Moss Hart, based on the book by Eleanor Ruggles. The music score was by Bernard Herrmann and the cinematography by Charles G. Clarke. The film was made in CinemaScope and in DeLuxe Color.

The cast featured Richard Burton, Maggie McNamara and John Derek, along with Raymond Massey, Charles Bickford, Elizabeth Sellars and Eva Le Gallienne.

  1. ^ Solomon, Aubrey. Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History (The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series). Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 1989. ISBN 978-0-8108-4244-1. p249
  2. ^ a b "20th Blessing". Variety. 9 November 1955. p. 20.

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