The Private Life of Henry VIII
1933Renowned 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.
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Charles Laughton
as Henry VIII
Robert Donat
as Thomas Culpeper
Franklin Dyall
as Thomas Cromwell
Miles Mander
as Wriothesley
Laurence Hanray
as Archbishop Cranmer
William Austin
as Duke of Cleves
John Loder
as Peynell
Claud Allister
as Cornell
Gibb McLaughlin
as The French Executioner
Sam Livesey
as The English Executioner
Merle Oberon
as Anne Boleyn
Wendy Barrie
as Jane Seymour
Elsa Lanchester
as Anne of Cleves
Binnie Barnes
as Katherine Howard
Everley Gregg
as Katherine Parr
Lady Tree
as The King's Nurse
Frederick Culley
as Duke of Norfolk (uncredited)
Mark Daly
as Man (uncredited)
Toni Edgar-Bruce
as Spectator at Executions (uncredited)
Annie Esmond
as The Cook's Wife (uncredited)
William Heughan
as Kingston (uncredited)
Arthur Howard
as Kitchen Helper (uncredited)
Judy Kelly
as Lady Rochford (uncredited)
Wally Patch
as Butcher in Kitchen (uncredited)
Hay Petrie
as The King's Barber (uncredited)
Terry-Thomas
as Man (uncredited)
John Turnbull
as Hans Holbein (uncredited)