Theseus, Duke of Athens, is going to marry Hyppolyta, Queen of the Amazons. Demetrius is engaged with Hermia, but Hermia loves Lysander. Helena loves Demetrius. Oberon and Titania, of the kingdom of fairies have a slight quarrel about whether or not the boy Titania is raising will join Titania's band or Oberon's, so Oberon tries to get him from her by using some magic. But they're not alone in that forest.Lysander and Hermina have there a rendezvous, Helena and Demetrius are there, too as well as some actors, who are practicing a play for the ongoing wedding of Theseus and Hippolyta. Due to some misunderstandings by Puck, the whole thing becomes a little bit confused...
James Cagney ... Bottom, the Weaver
Joe E. Brown ... Flute, the Bellows-Mender
Dick Powell ... Lysander, in Love with Hermia
Mickey Rooney ... Puck, or Robin Goodfellow, a Fairy
Victor Jory ... Oberon, King of the Fairies
Ian Hunter ... Theseus, Duke of Athens
Verree Teasdale ... Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons, Betrothed to Theseus
Hobart Cavanaugh ... Philostrate, Master of Revels to Theseus
Ross Alexander ... Demetrius, in Love with Hermia
Olivia de Havilland ... Hermia, in Love with Lysander (as Olivia de Haviland)
Jean Muir ... Helena, in Love with Demetrius
Grant Mitchell ... Egeus, Father to Hermia
Frank McHugh ... Quince, the Carpenter
Dewey Robinson ... Snug, the Joiner
Hugh Herbert ... Snout, the Tinker