Top billed cast

1. 

   Nova Pilbeam

   Lady Jane Grey

2. 

   Cedric Hardwicke

   Earl of Warwick

3. 

   John Mills

   Lord Guilford Dudley

4. 

   Felix Aylmer

   Edward Seymour

5. 

   Leslie Perrins

   Thomas Seymour

6. 

   Frank Cellier

   Henry VIII

7. 

   Desmond Tester

   Edward VI

8. 

   Gwen Ffrangcon Davies

   Mary Tudor (as Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies)

9. 

   Martita Hunt

   Jane's Mother

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-06-19

Nova Pilbeam draws the short straw in this interesting, if not exactly enthralling, depiction of the power-struggles that followed the death of Henry VIII in England. Edward VI (a rather lively performance from the 17 year old Desmond Tester) is not the healthiest of young men, and those in his council - initially led by Edward Seymour (Felix Aylmer) then by the Earl of Warwick (Sir Cedric Hardwicke) try to manipulate the succession. The latter prevails and upon the untimely death of the young king, he places the Lady Jane Grey - whom Henry VIII directed be 4th in the line of his own successio...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• queen
• deception
• royalty
• execution