Mary of Scotland (film)
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| Directed by | John Ford |
| Produced by | Pandro S. Berman |
| Written by | adaptation of the 1933 Maxwell Anderson play by Dudley Nichols |
| Starring | Katharine Hepburn |
| Music by | Nathaniel Shilkret |
| Cinematography | Joseph H. August |
| Editing by | Jane Loring |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
| Release date(s) | August 28, 1936 |
| Running time | 123 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Mary of Scotland is a 1936 RKO film starring Katharine Hepburn as the 16th century ruler, Mary, Queen of Scots.[1][2] Directed by John Ford, it is an adaptation of the 1933 Maxwell Anderson play by Dudley Nichols. The play starred Helen Hayes as Mary. It is largely in blank verse.
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[edit] Accuracy
The film does not keep close to the historical truth, portraying Mary as something of a wronged martyr and her husband, James Hepburn, Earl of Bothwell (played by Fredric March), as a romantic hero.
[edit] Cast
- Katharine Hepburn as Mary Stuart
- Fredric March as Bothwell
- Florence Eldridge as Elizabeth Tudor
- Douglas Walton as Darnley
- John Carradine as Rizzio
- Robert Barrat as Morton
- Gavin Muir as Leicester
- Ian Keith as Moray
- Moroni Olsen as John Knox. Olsen was the only member of the film's cast to repeat his original stage role.
- William Stack as Ruthven
- Ralph Forbes as Randolph
- Alan Mowbray as Throckmorton
- Frieda Inescort as Mary Beaton
- Donald Crisp as Huntly
- David Torrence as Lindsay
- Molly Lamont as Mary Livingstone
- Anita Colby as Mary Fleming
- Jean Fenwick as Mary Seton
- Lionel Pape as Burghley
- Alec Craig as Donal
- Mary Gordon as Nurse
- Monte Blue as Messenger
- Leonard Mudie as Maitland
- Brandon Hurst as Airan
- Wilfred Lucas as Lexington
- D'Arcy Corrigan as Kirkcaldy
- Frank Baker as Douglas
- Cyril McLaglen as Faudoncide
- Doris Lloyd as Fisherman's Wife
- Robert Warwick as Sir Francis Knollys
[edit] Reception
The film is highly regarded by some critics today, but in its time was a box office flop. It was one of the films that led to Katharine Hepburn's being labeled "box office poison" in the late 1930s, leading to her move to MGM and her great comeback in The Philadelphia Story.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Variety film review; August 5, 1936, page 16.
- ^ Harrison's Reports film review; July 25, 1936, page 119.
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