Young Bess (1953)
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- Approved
- 1h 52min
- Biography, Drama
- 29 May 1953 (USA)
- Movie
The early life of Elizabeth I, from her childhood until her accession to the throne of England in 1558.
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Awards:
- Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 1 win & 2 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
| Jean Simmons | ... |
Young Bess (Queen Elizabeth I)
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| Stewart Granger | ... |
Thomas Seymour
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| Deborah Kerr | ... |
Catherine Parr
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| Charles Laughton | ... |
King Henry VIII
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| Kay Walsh | ... |
Mrs. Ashley
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| Guy Rolfe | ... |
Ned Seymour
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| Kathleen Byron | ... |
Ann Seymour
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| Cecil Kellaway | ... |
Mr. Parry
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| Rex Thompson | ... |
Prince Edward / King Edward VI
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| Robert Arthur | ... |
Barnaby
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| Leo G. Carroll | ... |
Mr. Mums
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| Norma Varden | ... |
Lady Tyrwhitt
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| Alan Napier | ... |
Robert Tyrwhitt
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| Noreen Corcoran | ... |
Bess as a child
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| Ivan Triesault | ... |
Danish Envoy
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| Elaine Stewart | ... |
Anne Boleyn
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| Dawn Addams | ... |
Kate Howard
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| Doris Lloyd | ... |
Mother Jack
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| Lumsden Hare | ... |
Archbishop Cranmer
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| Lester Matthews | ... |
Sir William Paget
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David Bair | ... |
Ned's Page (uncredited)
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David Cavendish | ... |
Councilman (uncredited)
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Dick Cherney | ... |
Royal Court Member (uncredited)
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Frank Eldredge | ... |
Officer (uncredited)
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| Jean Fenwick | ... |
Lady in Waiting (uncredited)
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| Al Ferguson | ... |
Guard (uncredited)
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| Sam Harris | ... |
Councilman (uncredited)
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Charles Keane | ... |
Halberdier (uncredited)
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Guy Kingsford | ... |
Lookout (uncredited)
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Raymond Lawrence | ... |
Councilman (uncredited)
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Clive Morgan | ... |
Halberdier (uncredited)
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| Charles Morton | ... |
Royal Court Member (uncredited)
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Ernest Newton | ... |
Singer At Banquet (uncredited)
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| Jack Raine | ... |
Governor of Tower (uncredited)
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Norman Rainey | ... |
Councilman (uncredited)
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John Rice | ... |
Major Domo (uncredited)
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| Leoda Richards | ... |
Royal Subject (uncredited)
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| Carol Savage | ... |
Lady in Waiting (uncredited)
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Carl Saxe | ... |
Executioner (uncredited)
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Robert Shafto | ... |
Secretary (uncredited)
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John Sheffield | ... |
Officer (uncredited)
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| Reginald Sheffield | ... |
Court Recorder (uncredited)
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Arthur Tovey | ... |
Royal Court Member (uncredited)
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John Trueman | ... |
Yeoman (uncredited)
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| Ann Tyrrell | ... |
Mary (uncredited)
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| Fay Wall | ... |
Woman (uncredited)
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| Patrick Whyte | ... |
Officer (uncredited)
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Eric Wilton | ... |
Councilman (uncredited)
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| Ian Wolfe | ... |
Stranger (uncredited)
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Directed by
| George Sidney | ||
Written by
| Margaret Irwin | ... | (based on the novel by) |
| Jan Lustig | ... | (writer) and |
| Arthur Wimperis | ... | (writer) |
Produced by
| Sidney Franklin | ... | producer |
Music by
| Miklós Rózsa | ... | (as Miklos Rozsa) |
Cinematography by
| Charles Rosher | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Ralph E. Winters | ||
Editorial Department
| Alvord Eiseman | ... | color consultant |
| Henri Jaffa | ... | color consultant: Technicolor |
Art Direction by
| Cedric Gibbons | ||
| Urie McCleary | ||
Set Decoration by
| Jack D. Moore | ||
| Edwin B. Willis | ||
Costume Design by
| Walter Plunkett | ||
Makeup Department
| Sydney Guilaroff | ... | hair stylist |
| John Truwe | ... | makeup artist |
| William Tuttle | ... | makeup designer |
Production Management
| Dave Friedman | ... | production manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| George Rhein | ... | assistant director |
| Robert Saunders | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Douglas Shearer | ... | recording supervisor |
Special Effects by
| A. Arnold Gillespie | ... | special effects |
| Warren Newcombe | ... | special effects |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Harry Stradling Jr. | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Alex Alexander | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Gus Bivona | ... | musician: clarinet (uncredited) |
| John T. Boudreau | ... | musician: drums (uncredited) |
| John Cave | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Vincent de Rubertis | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Sam Freed Jr. | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Jakob Gimpel | ... | musician: piano (uncredited) |
| Arthur Gleghorn | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
| Alan Harshman | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Edgar Lustgarten | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Arthur Maebe | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Virginia Majewski | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Lisa Minghetti | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Mel Pedesky | ... | musician: drums (uncredited) |
| Lou Raderman | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Uan Rasey | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| Milton Raskin | ... | musician: piano (uncredited) |
| Miklós Rózsa | ... | conductor (uncredited) |
| Eugene Zador | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Si Zentner | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| Jimmy Zito | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1953) (United States) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1953) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1953) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1953) (France) (theatrical)
- Metro (1954) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1954) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1954) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1954) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- CBS (1977) (United States) (theatrical)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1994) (United States) (VHS)
- Warner Archive Collection (2010) (United States) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2010) (United States) (DVD) (dvdr)
Special Effects
Other Companies
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Chronicles the life of queen Elizabeth I, before she became the queen of England. Apart from taking part in the court intrigues, she is unhappily in love with admiral Thomas Seymour, and dreams of building a navy to match the Portuguese and the Spanish. Written by Mattias Thuresson |
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Box Office
| Budget | $2,423,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Cast as on-screen lovers Young Bess (Queen Elizabeth I) and Sir Thomas Seymour, in real life Jean Simmons and Stewart Granger were married to each other when this movie was filmed. Granger (né James Stewart) and Simmons met in 1946 while working on the picture Caesar and Cleopatra (1945). They would meet again over a year later, with Simmons now a grown up 18. The relationship soon turned to romance, and the couple appeared in a film that reflected their own situation. In Adam and Evalyn (1949), Granger plays a man in love with a younger woman. Later, after divorcing his first wife, Granger and Jean married on December 20, 1950. He was 27. The bride was 21. They also appeared together in Footsteps in the Fog (1955). Simmons said of her scenes with Granger in the film, "I feel more self-conscious about playing love scenes with him now, than I did before we were man and wife." But the chemistry flourished on screen. See more » |
| Goofs | In the film, young Bess is mostly referred to as "Princess Elizabeth". In history, Elizabeth was denied that title from the age of three. Her father Henry VIII declared his marriage to Anne Boleyn invalid before her execution for treason, thus Elizabeth was declared illegitimate and only to be called "Lady Elizabeth". See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The Tudors (1987). See more » |
| Quotes |
Prince Edward:
[muttering to Tom about Uncle Ned, who rules while Edward is King as a minor]
I wish he'd die. Thomas Seymour: What? What was that? Prince Edward: I said, I wish he'd die. D-Y-E. Thomas Seymour: It's the wrong spelling. Prince Edward: [nonchalant] Oh, is it? Ned Seymour: What is Your Majesty talking about? Prince Edward: Spelling. Nobody knows for certain how to spell the King's English. Ned Seymour: The spelling is not important, so long as the word carries the right meaning. Thomas Seymour: The word His Majesty had *exactly* the right meaning. See more » |