The Insect Play
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Synopsis
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.
Details
- Stephen Thomas
- May 29, 1939
- Released
- United Kingdom
- BBC
- 1h 30m
Where to watch
No known streaming options in United States.
Cast
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Wilfrid GranthamThe Lepidopterist / First Snail
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Edmund WillardThe Tranp -
Pamela StandishThe Chrysalis
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Frank BirchMr. Beetle / Commander of the Yellows
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Maire O'NeillMrs. Beetle / Philanthropist -
Charles PetersRobber Beetle/Journalist
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Rupert Bruce LockhartThe Ichneumon Fly / Inventor
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Sheila KayThe Larva
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Leslie FrenchMr. Cricket / Second Snail -
Wendy ToyeMrs. Cricket -
Wilfred FranksThe Blind Ant Timekeeper
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Geoffrey WincottThe Parasite
