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.
Matheson Lang | Francis Drake | |
Jane Baxter | Elizabeth Sydenham | |
Ben Webster | Lord Burghley | |
Donald Wolfit | Thomas Doughty | |
Amy Veness | Mother Moore | |
Allan Jeayes | Don Bernardino |
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