Mary of Scotland [DVD] [1936]
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Maxwell Anderson's blank-verse play Mary of Scotland was adapted for the screen by Dudley Nichols and directed with a surprising paucity of verve by John Ford. Katharine Hepburn, in one of the "icy" roles that would later earn her the onus of "box office poison", stars as Mary Stuart, who serves as the Queen of Scotland until she is jealously put out of the way by her British cousin, Queen Elizabeth I (Florence Eldredge). Sold out by the Scots nobles, Mary is sentenced to the chopping block for treason. Elizabeth is willing to pardon Mary if only the latter will renounce all claims to the British throne, but Mary refuses, marching to her death with head held high (the Mary/Elizabeth confrontation scene was purely the product of Maxwell Anderson's imagination; in real life, the two women never met). RKO contractee Ginger Rogers dearly coveted the role of Queen Elizabeth, but the studio refused to allow her to play so secondary a role. To prove to the RKO executives that she would be ideal for the part, Ginger secretly arranged for a screen test, in which she was convincingly made up as Elizabeth (even to the point of cutting her hair into a high-foreheaded widow's peak). Contemporary reports indicate that Ginger's audition was brilliant; still, RKO would not consider casting her in the part, so the role of Elizabeth went to Florence Eldridge, the wife of Fredric March, who was cast in Mary of Scotland as Mary's fearless protector the Earl of Bothwell. On the whole, Mary of Scotland is a snoozefest, save for the scenes featuring Douglas Walton as Mary's cowardly husband Darnley.~Hal Erickson
Director
- John Ford
Writer
- Dudley Nichols
Cast
- Katharine HepburnMary Stuart
- Fredric MarchEarl of Bothwell
- Florence EldridgeElizabeth Tudor
- Douglas WaltonDarnley
- John CarradineDavid Rizzio
- Robert H. BarratMorton
- Gavin MuirLeicester
- Ian KeithJames Stuart Moray
- Moroni OlsenJohn Knox
- William StackRuthven
- Ralph ForbesRandolph
- Alan MowbrayTrockmorton
- Frieda InescortMary Beaton
- Donald CrispHuntley
- David TorrenceLindsay
- Molly LamontMary Livingston
- Anita ColbyMary Fleming
- Jean FenwickMary Seton
- Lionel PapeBurghley
- Alec CraigDonal
- Mary GordonNurse
- Monte BlueMessenger
- Leonard MudieMaitland
- Brandon HurstArian
- Wilfred LucasLexington
- D'Arcy CorriganKirkcaldy
- Frank BakerDouglas
- Cyril McLaglenFaudoncide
- Doris LloydFisherman's wife
- Robert WarwickSir Francis Knollys
- Murray KinnellJudge
- Lawrence GrantJudge
- Ivan SimpsonJudge
- Nigel de BrulierJudge
- Barlowe BorlandJudge
- Walter ByronSir Francis Walsingham
- Wyndham StandingSergeant-at-Arms
- Earl FoxeEarl of Kent
- Paul McAllisterDu Croche
- Lionel BelmoreEnglish Fisherman
- Gaston GlassFrenchman
- Robert E. HomansJailer
- Neil FitzgeraldNobleman
- Bobby WatsonFisherman's son
Crew
- Pandro S. BermanProducer
- Maxwell AndersonPlay Author
- Joseph H. AugustCinematographer
- Max SteinerComposer (Music Score)
- Nathaniel ShilkretComposer (Music Score)
- Nathaniel ShilkretMusical Direction/Supervision
- Jane LoringEditor
- Carroll ClarkArt Director
- Van Nest PolglaseArt Director
- Cliff ReidAssociate Producer
- Darrell SilveraSet Designer
- Walter PlunkettCostume Designer
- Vernon WalkerSpecial Effects
- Mel BurnsMakeup
Details
- GenreDrama
- SubgenreBiopic [feature]
- TitleMary of Scotland
- Countries ProducedUnited States
- Duration123 minutes
- Year of Release1936
- Product TagsDVD
- FormatDVD
- Program TypeMovie
- Sound Featuresmonaural
- Screen FormatBlack & White
- Aspect Ratio1.37:1
- LanguageEnglish
- SubtitlesEnglish, French, Spanish
- Region Code0
- StudioWarner Bros. Digital Distribution
Other
- Product NameMary of Scotland [DVD] [1936]
- UPC883929689637
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