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Dudley Nichols (screenplay)
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28 August 1936 (USA) more
One of the greatest love stories of all time... brought to the screen in throbbing glory by a wonderful cast of stars! more
The recently widowed Mary Stuart returns to Scotland to reclaim her throne but is opposed by her half-brother and her own Scottish lords. full summary | add synopsis
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Walter Hill: The Hollywood Interview
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Mary meets Elizabeth! more (14 total)
| Katharine Hepburn | ... | Mary Stuart | |
| Fredric March | ... | Bothwell | |
| Florence Eldridge | ... | Elizabeth Tudor | |
| Douglas Walton | ... | Darnley | |
| John Carradine | ... | Rizzio | |
| Robert Barrat | ... | Morton | |
| Gavin Muir | ... | Leicester | |
| Ian Keith | ... | Moray | |
| Moroni Olsen | ... | John Knox | |
| William Stack | ... | Ruthven | |
| Ralph Forbes | ... | Randolph | |
| Alan Mowbray | ... | Throckmorton | |
| Frieda Inescort | ... | Mary Beaton | |
| Donald Crisp | ... | Huntly | |
| David Torrence | ... | Lindsay | |
| Molly Lamont | ... | Mary Livingstone | |
| Anita Colby | ... | Mary Fleming | |
| Jean Fenwick | ... | Mary Seton | |
| Lionel Pape | ... | Burghley | |
| Alec Craig | ... | Donal | |
| Mary Gordon | ... | Nurse | |
| Monte Blue | ... | Messenger | |
| Leonard Mudie | ... | Maitland | |
| Brandon Hurst | ... | Airan | |
| Wilfred Lucas | ... | Lexington | |
| D'Arcy Corrigan | ... | Kirkcaldy | |
| Frank Baker | ... | Douglas | |
| Cyril McLaglen | ... | Faudoncide | |
| Doris Lloyd | ... | Fisherman's Wife | |
| Robert Warwick | ... | Sir Francis Knollys | |
| Murray Kinnell | ... | Judge | |
| Lawrence Grant | ... | Judge | |
| Ivan F. Simpson | ... | Judge (as Ivan Simpson) | |
| Nigel De Brulier | ... | Judge (as Nigel de Brulier) | |
| Barlowe Borland | ... | Judge | |
| Walter Byron | ... | Walsingham | |
| Wyndham Standing | ... | Sergeant-at-Arms | |
| Earle Foxe | ... | Earl of Kent | |
| Paul McAllister | ... | du Croche | |
| Lionel Belmore | ... | Fisherman | |
| Gaston Glass | ... | Frenchman | |
| Neil Fitzgerald | ... | Nobleman | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Frank Anthony | ... | Man (uncredited) | |
| John Blood | ... | Man (uncredited) | |
| Al Bridge | ... | (uncredited) | |
| Tommy Bupp | ... | Boy in Boat (uncredited) | |
| David Clyde | ... | (uncredited) | |
| Hallam Cooley | ... | (uncredited) | |
| Jean De Briac | ... | Man (uncredited) | |
| Harvey D'Roulle Foster | ... | Man (uncredited) | |
| Jerry Frank | ... | (uncredited) | |
| Bud Geary | ... | (uncredited) | |
| Douglas Gerrard | ... | (uncredited) | |
| Hilda Grenier | ... | Woman (uncredited) | |
| Winter Hall | ... | (uncredited) | |
| Halliwell Hobbes | ... | Man (uncredited) | |
| Robert Homans | ... | Jailer (uncredited) | |
| Shep Houghton | ... | Soldier (uncredited) | |
| Maxine Jennings | ... | Woman (uncredited) | |
| Jean Kircher | ... | Prince James (uncredited) | |
| Judith Kircher | ... | Prince James (uncredited) | |
| Fred Malatesta | ... | Man (uncredited) | |
| G.L. McDonnell | ... | Man (uncredited) | |
| Wedgwood Nowell | ... | Queen Elizabeth's Majordomo (uncredited) | |
| John Pickard | ... | Soldier dueling Bothwell (uncredited) | |
| Father Raemers | ... | Man (uncredited) | |
| Robert Ryan | ... | (uncredited) | |
| Leslie Sketchley | ... | (uncredited) | |
| Wingate Smith | ... | (uncredited) | |
| Pat Somerset | ... | Mary's Majordomo (uncredited) | |
| Harry Tenbrook | ... | One of Queen Mary's Guards (uncredited) | |
| John Tyke | ... | Man (uncredited) | |
| Billy Watson | ... | Fisherman's son (uncredited) | |
| Bobs Watson | ... | Fisherman's Son (uncredited) | |
| Niles Welch | ... | Man (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| John Ford | |||
| Leslie Goodwins | (uncredited) | ||
Writing credits | ||
| Dudley Nichols | (screenplay) | |
| Maxwell Anderson | (play) | |
| Mortimer Offner | contributing writer (uncredited) | |
Produced by | |||
| Pandro S. Berman | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Nathaniel Shilkret | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Joseph H. August | (photographed by) | ||
| Jack MacKenzie | (uncredited) | ||
Art Direction by | |||
| Van Nest Polglase | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Walter Plunkett | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Mel Berns | .... | makeup artist (uncredited) | |
| Louise Sloane | .... | hair stylist: Ms. Hepburn (uncredited) | |
Production Management | |||
| Bert Gilroy | .... | unit manager (uncredited) | |
| Louis Shapiro | .... | unit manager (uncredited) | |
| Charles Stallings | .... | unit manager (uncredited) | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Edward Donahue | .... | assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Carroll Clark | .... | associate art director | |
| Darrell Silvera | .... | set dresser | |
Sound Department | |||
| Hugh McDowell Jr. | .... | sound recordist | |
| Denzil A. Cutler | .... | sound recordist (uncredited) | |
| George Marsh | .... | sound edit (uncredited) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Vernon L. Walker | .... | photographic effects (as Vernon Walker) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Louie Anderson | .... | grip (uncredited) | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Jane Loring | .... | editorial associate | |
| Robert Parrish | .... | assistant editor (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Maurice De Packh | .... | orchestrator (as Maurice de Packh) | |
| Nathaniel Shilkret | .... | musical director (uncredited) | |
| Max Steiner | .... | composer: stock music (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| Jack Bond | .... | stand-in: Fredric March (uncredited) | |
| Patricia Doyle | .... | stand-in: Katharine Hepburn (uncredited) | |
| Idalyn Dupre | .... | stand-in: Frieda Inescort (uncredited) | |
| Georgia French | .... | stand-in (uncredited) | |
| Hermes Pan | .... | choreographer (uncredited) | |
| Meta Stern | .... | script clerk (uncredited) | |
| Bill Worth | .... | stand-in: John Carradine (uncredited) | |
Mary, Queen of Scotland (USA) (working title)
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123 min
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Mono (RCA Victor System)
Australia:G | Finland:K-16 | USA:Approved (PCA #2052) | Argentina:13
Katharine Hepburn, who played Queen Mary, is actually a distant relative of the Earl Of Bothwell, whose family name was, in fact, Hepburn. more
Factual errors: In the movie, Mary's execution takes place outdoors. It actually took place in the great hall of Fotheringay castle. more
Referenced in When's Your Birthday? (1937) more
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The directors cannot refrain from showing the two queens together in one scene.Charles Jarrot -whose movie is inferior to John Ford's- did the same in 1972.And however,they never met ,not a single time during Mary's captivity.But John Ford's scene is useful for people who know little about the Virgin Queen.It's sure that Mary's childhood in France was a nice one even though her reign was short as king François II's wife.On the other hand,Elizabeth lived in fear when she was a child for her bloody sister wanted to get rid of her.
The first past begins in Scotland ,and France is only evoked in Mary's memories.This first part is the most satisfying historically speaking:Darnley's and Ricci's murders are well directed by Ford,and the town criers who ,every ten minutes announce "It's eight'o clock!All is fine!" shows his sense of humor.Biggest flaw is the little part of James Stuart, aka"the bastard" aka Maurey:This man is really the stringman,who plays a prominent part in the queen's downfall,holding Mary like a puppet on a string,travelling to France when rebellion begins -he was not here when Mary was imprisoned in Lochleven-,just coming back to reap the benefits (regency he had lost when his sister came back).
Frederic March is a fine actor,but his Bothwell is not credible.Bothwell was a hairy brute ,not the romantic chivalrous fair knight we see here.Mary's abduction remains a mysterious part because the historians have no documents of what really happened.Mary's captivity in Lochleven-where she at last understood how James Stuart fooled her -and her extraordinary escape -worthy of Hitchcock's suspense-lasts barely 30 seconds on the screen.
Ditto for Mary's captivity in England.When she arrived,she was in what we would call "under house arrest" today.Only during her last year,when they discovered a plot,she was taken to the fortress of Fotheringay (a wonderful Fairport Convention song by the way),she was really a prisoner in the modern sense of the term.And she had a whole floor for herself though.
The trial is unsatisfying.At the time,Mary did not care for Bothwell anymore,she was longing to become a martyr of the Catholic cause.She did not know that the pope did not take her seriously .The scene with Donald is pure romantic fiction.
All in all ,and even if the things fall apart a bit in the second part,the movie is magnificently enhanced by Hepburn's presence and Ford -they said they had a love affair on the set- lovingly films her.I've been told that the scene between Bothwell and the queen on the tower was filmed by KH herself.