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Director:
John Ford
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Writers:
Dudley Nichols (screenplay)
Maxwell Anderson (play)
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Release Date:
28 August 1936 (USA) more
Tagline:
One of the greatest love stories of all time... brought to the screen in throbbing glory by a wonderful cast of stars! more
Plot:
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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Awards:
1 win more
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An utter bore more (14 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

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
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Mary, Queen of Scotland (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
123 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Victor System)
Certification:
Australia:G | Finland:K-16 | USA:Approved (PCA #2052) | Argentina:13

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Katharine Hepburn, who played Queen Mary, is actually a distant relative of the Earl Of Bothwell, whose family name was, in fact, Hepburn. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When an overzealous Bothwell pulls at the window bars of his cell, the prop bars move. more
Quotes:
Mary, Queen of Scots: [to Bothwell] What's my throne? I'd put a torch to it for any one of the days with you. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in The Costume Designer (1950) more

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10 out of 15 people found the following comment useful.
An utter bore, 15 November 2000
Author: SkippyDevereaux from Parkersburg, West Virginia

Don't let my summary get you upset, I would never mean to do that--but although I do love this film--in short it is a bit boring. I loved the period costumes and sets and the acting, but the storyline lacked any real excitement!! Hepburn was fine but any real passion in the acting department has to go to Fredric March. The supporting players were also very good in their parts, especially Florence Eldridge as Queen Elizabeth. I saw somewhere that Ginger Rogers tried out secretly for the role of Elizabeth and almost had it until she was found out by the director!! Would have loved to have seen that one--LOL But it is a nice film, but just a tad too long and boring!!

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