The Private Life of Henry VIII

Overview

Renowned for his excess, King Henry VIII goes through a series of wives during his rule. With Anne Boleyn, his second wife, executed on charges of treason, King Henry weds maid Jane Seymour, but that marriage also ends in tragedy. Not one to be single for long, the king picks German-born Anne of Cleves as his bride, but their union lasts only months before an annulment is granted, and King Henry continues his string of spouses.

Details

Cast

Charles Laughton

Henry VIII

Robert Donat

Thomas Culpeper

Franklin Dyall

Thomas Cromwell

Miles Mander

Wriothesley

Laurence Hanray

Archbishop Cranmer

William Austin

Duke of Cleves

John Loder

Peynell

Claud Allister

Cornell

Gibb McLaughlin

The French Executioner

Sam Livesey

The English Executioner

Merle Oberon

Anne Boleyn

Wendy Barrie

Jane Seymour

Elsa Lanchester

Anne of Cleves

Binnie Barnes

Katherine Howard

Everley Gregg

Katherine Parr

Lady Tree

The King's Nurse

Frederick Culley

Duke of Norfolk (uncredited)

Mark Daly

Man (uncredited)

Toni Edgar-Bruce

Spectator at Executions (uncredited)

Annie Esmond

The Cook's Wife (uncredited)