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The Insect Play (1939)
TV Movie | 90 min | Drama, Music

The Insect Play (1939)

TV Movie | 90 min | Drama, Music

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, ...See moreA 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. Written by Ulf Kjell Gür See less

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47 cast members

Name	Known for
Wilfrid Grantham The Lepidopterist / First Snail (as Wilfred Grantham) The Lepidopterist / First Snail (as Wilfred Grantham) See fewer	Shoestring Theatre (1959)
Edmund Willard The Tramp The Tramp See fewer	Phantom Ship (1935)
Pamela Standish The Chrysalis The Chrysalis See fewer	The Prime Minister (1941)
Frank Birch Mr. Beetle / Commander of the Yellows Mr. Beetle / Commander of the Yellows See fewer	BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
Maire O'Neill Mrs. Beetle / Philanthropist Mrs. Beetle / Philanthropist See fewer	A Christmas Carol (1951)
Charles Peters Robber Beetle / Journalist Robber Beetle / Journalist See fewer	Waltz Time (1945)
Rupert Bruce Lockhart The Ichneumon Fly / Inventor The Ichneumon Fly / Inventor See fewer	Johnson Was No Gentleman (1939)
Sheila Kay The Larva The Larva See fewer	His Lordship Goes to Press (1938)
Leslie French Mr. Cricket / Second Snail Mr. Cricket / Second Snail See fewer	The Living Daylights (1987)
Wendy Toye Mrs. Cricket Mrs. Cricket See fewer	The Stranger Left No Card (1952)
Geoffrey Wincott The Parasite The Parasite See fewer	Casanova (1971)
Wilfred Franks The Blind Ant Timekeeper The Blind Ant Timekeeper See fewer	The Pilgrim's Progress (1939)
George Hayes Chief Engineer Chief Engineer See fewer	Great Expectations (1946)
John Boxer Second Engineer Second Engineer See fewer	The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Douglas Allen Messenger Messenger See fewer	BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
Bruce Adams Signal Officer Signal Officer See fewer	The Pilgrim's Progress (1939)
Charlotte Bidmead The Butterflies and Moths The Butterflies and Moths See fewer	Champagne Charlie (1944)
Celia Franca The Butterflies and Moths (as Celia Franks) The Butterflies and Moths (as Celia Franks) See fewer	Festival (1960)
Anne Gee The Butterflies and Moths (as Ann Gee) The Butterflies and Moths (as Ann Gee) See fewer	The Pilgrim's Progress (1939)
Elizabeth Hamilton The Butterflies and Moths The Butterflies and Moths See fewer	The Insect Play (1939)
Mary Hatton The Butterflies and Moths The Butterflies and Moths See fewer	The Insect Play (1939)
Anthony Kelly The Butterflies and Moths The Butterflies and Moths See fewer	The Wednesday Play (1964)
Hugh Laing The Butterflies and Moths The Butterflies and Moths See fewer	Brigadoon (1954)
Belinda Smith The Butterflies and Moths The Butterflies and Moths See fewer	The Insect Play (1939)
Thérèse Langfield The Butterflies and Moths The Butterflies and Moths See fewer	The Pilgrim's Progress (1939)
Alec Raysman The Butterflies and Moths The Butterflies and Moths See fewer	The Insect Play (1939)
Susan Reeves The Butterflies and Moths The Butterflies and Moths See fewer	The Sexy Secrets of the Kiss-o-gram Girls (1986)
Brenda Seth The Butterflies and Moths The Butterflies and Moths See fewer	The Insect Play (1939)
Eric Blankley Ant Ant See fewer	The Insect Play (1939)
Joseph Chelton Ant Ant See fewer	Midnight Episode (1950)
John Coast Ant Ant See fewer	The Insect Play (1939)
Philip Cook Ant Ant See fewer	Neato Mosquito (2009)
Edward Coventry Ant Ant See fewer	The Insect Play (1939)
George Gower Ant Ant See fewer	The Insect Play (1939)
Tom Hammerton Ant Ant See fewer	The Insect Play (1939)
John Hayden Ant Ant See fewer	The Insect Play (1939)
Roy Henderson Ant Ant See fewer	The Children of the New Forest (1955)
Gordon Hewitt Ant Ant See fewer	The Insect Play (1939)
Michael Hodgkinson Ant Ant See fewer	The Insect Play (1939)
Leonard Michel Ant Ant See fewer	The Insect Play (1939)
Barry Nuthall Ant Ant See fewer	The Insect Play (1939)
Ed Somerset Ant Ant See fewer	The Insect Play (1939)
Gilbert Spurge Ant Ant See fewer	The Great British Train Robbery (1966)
John Stamp Ant Ant See fewer	Green Grow the Rushes (1951)
George Sturrock Ant Ant See fewer	The Insect Play (1939)
Leo Worth Ant Ant See fewer	The Insect Play (1939)
Ruthhanna Boris Ant Ant See fewer	Omnibus (1952)