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John Barrymmore as Richard of Gloucester from Henry VI, iii.

Admittedly, there’s some crazy-eyebrow acting here (it was a different time…) but otherwise, this is stunning. I had this on a cd for years with other old recordings of Shakespeare; all by the greats, and some were awful. This and Olivier’s Once more unto the breach… were the best of the bunch. Part 3 is filled with such great parts… it’s too bad it’s done so rarely.

I’ve set the clip to skip to the great speech, but the opening is interesting; it’s from the first scene of the play, and then some editing drops this speech right after it (the speech happens mid-way through, normally). Anyway, enjoy!