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.
as Francis Drake
as Elizabeth Sydenham
as Queen Elizabeth
as John Doughty
as Thomas Doughty
as Lord Burghley
as Tom Moore
as Mother Moore
as Sir George Sydenham
as Lady Sydenham
as Parson Fletcher
as Don Bernardino
as Don Enriquez
as Lady Lennox
as Bright
as Minor role
as Minor role
