Drake of England

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.

• Arthur B. WoodsDirector
• Marjorie DeansWriter
• Clifford GreyWriter
• Ákos TolnayWriter
• Norman WatsonWriter

• Matheson LangFrancis Drake
• Jane BaxterElizabeth Sydenham
• Athene SeylerQueen Elizabeth
• Henry MollisonJohn Doughty
• Donald WolfitThomas Doughty
• Ben WebsterLord Burghley
• George MerrittTom Moore
• Amy VenessMother Moore
• Sam LiveseySir George Sydenham
• Margaret HalstanLady Sydenham
• Charles QuatermaineParson Fletcher
• Allan JeayesDon Bernardino