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Mary of Scotland

- History called her "The Temptress"!

The recently widowed Mary Stuart returns to Scotland to reclaim her throne but is opposed by her half-brother and her own Scottish lords.

Release Date : 1936-07-28

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : RKO Radio Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Katharine Hepburn

Character Name : Mary Stuart

Original Name : Katharine Hepburn

Gender : Female

Florence Eldridge

Character Name : Elizabeth Tudor

Original Name : Florence Eldridge

Gender : Female

Fredric March

Character Name : Bothwell

Original Name : Fredric March

Gender : Male

Douglas Walton

Character Name : Darnley

Original Name : Douglas Walton

Gender : Male

John Carradine

Character Name : Rizzio

Original Name : John Carradine

Gender : Male

Robert Barrat

Character Name : Morton

Original Name : Robert Barrat

Gender : Male

Gavin Muir

Character Name : Leicester

Original Name : Gavin Muir

Gender : Male

Ian Keith

Character Name : Moray

Original Name : Ian Keith

Gender : Male

Moroni Olsen

Character Name : John Knox

Original Name : Moroni Olsen

Gender : Male

William Stack

Character Name : Ruthven

Original Name : William Stack

Gender : Male

Ralph Forbes

Character Name : Randolph

Original Name : Ralph Forbes

Gender : Male

Alan Mowbray

Character Name : Throckmorton

Original Name : Alan Mowbray

Gender : Male

Frieda Inescort

Character Name : Mary Beaton

Original Name : Frieda Inescort

Gender : Female

Donald Crisp

Character Name : Huntly

Original Name : Donald Crisp

Gender : Male

David Torrence

Character Name : Lindsay

Original Name : David Torrence

Gender : Male

Molly Lamont

Character Name : Mary Livingstone

Original Name : Molly Lamont

Gender : Female

Anita Colby

Character Name : Mary Fleming

Original Name : Anita Colby

Gender : Female

Jean Fenwick

Character Name : Mary Seton

Original Name : Jean Fenwick

Gender : Female

Lionel Pape

Character Name : Burghley

Original Name : Lionel Pape

Gender : Male

Alec Craig

Character Name : Donal

Original Name : Alec Craig

Gender : Male

Mary Gordon

Character Name : Nurse

Original Name : Mary Gordon

Gender : Female

Monte Blue

Character Name : Messenger

Original Name : Monte Blue

Gender : Male

Robert Warwick

Character Name : Sir Francis Knollys

Original Name : Robert Warwick

Gender : Male

Halliwell Hobbes

Character Name : Man (uncredited)

Original Name : Halliwell Hobbes

Gender : Male

Nigel De Brulier

Character Name : Judge

Original Name : Nigel De Brulier

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-04-27

I'm not sure how much whisky the studio bosses must have had before alighting on the choice of Katherine Hepburn and Fredric March for this telling of the story of Mary, Queen of Scots - but it was either too much, or not enough! Beginning after her return to her kingdom following the death of her French husband, Francis II, it tells the tale of her battles with her nobles; her hapless drunken husband Darnley (Douglas Walton); her lover Bothwell (March) and of the plentiful court intrigues that mired her reign. There is no disguising the strong accent of the former, nor the drawl of the latter. and there is virtually no chemistry between them - particularly as the story evolves and the precarious nature of Mary's grip on power becomes evident. John Ford creates an image that uses the sets and interiors to convey the rather basic existence of both the Scottish court and of the country in general, but that's about all I can say in it's defence. The opportunities to capitalise on some of the most famous and notorious events in history is really wasted - and we even get a maudlin song for good measure from a disappointing John Carradine as the ill-fated "Rizzio". Plenty of rousing bagpipe music, though...!