Midwinter's Tale, A "DC TV"

Midwinter's Tale, A "DC TV"Kenneth Branagh writes and directs a comic tale about an out of work actor's desperate attempt to salvage his career and his life by staging a production of Hamlet. Lacking time and money to do the play justice, he hires a motley cast of drunks, incompetents, oddballs and an aging female impersonator to play Queen Gertrude. Now, through backstage dramas, inevitable disasters and the occasional triumph, this cast of would be losers strives to create

As the series begins

he steals it

bid farewell to his original Warner Bros

contract in swingin' style with tunes by Harry Warren

to add another layer of radiant romance

the Admiralty sends in a team from the U

courtroom pyrotechnics and Barrymore's transfixing talent

Victor Mature stars as Pete Wilson

Hunt skips town when a disgruntled star (Thelma Leeds) threatens to blow the whistle

But could there be romance in the air

Not intended for use on children under two years of age

" the film is rife with celebration