Queen of Destiny (1938)
"Sixty Glorious Years" (original title)

Director:

Herbert Wilcox

Writers:

Miles Malleson, Robert Vansittart (dialogue),

Stars:

Anna Neagle, Anton Walbrook, C. Aubrey Smith

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Anna Neagle	...	Queen Victoria
Anton Walbrook	...	Prince Albert
C. Aubrey Smith	...	Duke of Wellington
Walter Rilla	...	Prince Ernst
Charles Carson	...	Sir Robert Peel
Felix Aylmer	...	Lord Palmerston
Lewis Casson	...	Lord John Russell
Pamela Standish	...	Princess Royal
Gordon McLeod	...	John Brown
Henry Hallett	...	Joseph Chamberlain
Wyndham Goldie	...	Arthur J. Balfour
Malcolm Keen	...	William E. Gladstone
Frederick Leister	...	Herbert H. Asquith
Derrick De Marney	...	Benjamin Disraeli
Joyce Bland	...	Florence Nightingale

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

destiny | lord | prime minister | 19th century | parliament | 

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Taglines:

A picture to storm your heart and sweep your senses . . . Drama behind palace doors . . . Drama on the battlefield . . . A world of conflict and emotion, brought to you in a picture that for sheer beauty and magnitude stands alone! . . . Don't Miss It!

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 August 1940 (USA)

Also Known As:

Queen of Destiny

Filming Locations:

Balmoral Castle, Easter Balmoral, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Herbert Wilcox Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The world premiere found Queen Mary, after a two-year absence from the theatre, in the Royal Box in London's Odeon Theatre, accompanied by Lady Cambridge, the Duke of Kent, Lord Carisbrooke and Lady Claud Hamilton.

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Connections

Version of Mrs Brown (1997)

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Soundtracks

"Soldiers in the Park"
(uncredited)
Music by Lionel Monckton
Arranged by William J. Duthoit
Chappell Recorded Music Library

User Reviews

Awfully good...but also very episodic...

This is a tremendously well made film that fans of movies about the royalty should love. Unfortunately, while very good, it also comes off as a bit episodic because the film tries to cover too much material and would have been better off with either a narrow focus or a series.

The film begins at the beginning of Queen Victoria's reign in 1837. Very shortly after this, she marries Prince Albert and the film specifically focuses on their relationship. In many ways, it's like the recent film "Young Victoria" though it places a greater emphasis between her relationship with her husband and covers a much longer period. Both films are terrific and would make a great double-feature. Heck, if you have a chance, also see "Mrs. Brown"--making it a terrific triple-Victoria viewing experience.

So what did I like about it? Well, Anna Neagle (Victoria) and Anton Wallbrook (Albert) did terrific jobs and their interplay was very nice. Additionally, the direction and quality of the production were superb. It also helped that the film makers got permission to use many of the royal residences in the movie--so they really got the look down right. All in all a very good film that tries to encompass a bit too much of for a film that is this short. You'd think you'd need at least three hours to do the topic justice since she lived so long and so much happened in Great Britain during her reign.