The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots
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| The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots | |
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| Directed by | Denison Clift |
| Written by | Denison Clift |
| Starring | Fay Compton Gerald Ames Ivan Samson John Stuart |
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| Distributed by | Ideal Film Company |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots is a 1923 British silent historical film directed by Denison Clift and starring Fay Compton, Gerald Ames and Ivan Samson.[1] The film depicts the life of Mary, Queen of Scots, and her eventual execution. It was one of the final films made by Ideal, one of the leading British studios, before they were hit by the Slump of 1924.
Cast
[edit]- Fay Compton as Mary Stuart
- Gerald Ames as Bothwell
- Ivan Samson as Lord Dudley
- John Stuart as George Douglas
- Ellen Compton as Queen Elizabeth I of England
- Lionel d'Aragon as Moray
- Harvey Braban as Ruthven
- Irene Rooke as Catherine de' Medici
- Donald Macardle as Francis II
- René Maupré as Rizzio
- Ernest A. Douglas as Cardinal
- Sydney Seaward as Lord Douglas
- Edward Sorley as John Knox
- Betty Faire as Mary Beaton
- Dorothy Fane as Mary Beaton
- Nancy Kenyon as Mary Fleming
- Julie Hartley-Milburn as Mary Seaton
- Basil Rathbone (uncredited)
- Jack Cardiff (uncredited)
References
[edit]- ^ "BFI | Film & TV Database | The LOVES OF MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS (1923)". Archived from the original on 14 January 2009. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
Bibliography
[edit]- Low, Rachael. The History of British Film, Volume 4 1918-1929. Routledge, 1997.
External links
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- 1923 films
- 1920s historical films
- British biographical films
- British historical films
- British silent feature films
- Ideal Film Company films
- Films set in the 16th century
- Films set in Scotland
- Films set in England
- Films directed by Denison Clift
- Films about Mary, Queen of Scots
- Cultural depictions of Elizabeth I
- Cultural depictions of Catherine de' Medici
- British black-and-white films
- 1920s English-language films
- 1920s British films
- English-language historical films
- 1920s British film stubs