
The Private Life of Henry VIII
- History
- Drama
Renowned for his excess, King Henry VIII goes through a series of wives during his rule. With Anne Boleyn, his second betrothed, executed on charges of treason, Henry weds maid Jane Seymour, but that wedded bliss also ends in tragedy. Not one to be single for long, the tyrannical king chooses German-born Anne of Cleves, but their union lasts only months before an annulment is granted, and so Henry's reign of spousal terror continues.
Cast

Charles Laughton
Henry VIII

Robert Donat
Thomas Culpeper

Franklin Dyall
Thomas Cromwell

Miles Mander
Wriothesley

Laurence Hanray
Archbishop Cranmer

William Austin
Duke of Cleves

John Loder
Peynell

Claud Allister
Cornell

Gibb McLaughlin
The French Executioner
- Sam Livesey
Sam Livesey
The English Executioner

Merle Oberon
Anne Boleyn

Wendy Barrie
Jane Seymour

Elsa Lanchester
Anne of Cleves

Binnie Barnes
Katherine Howard

Everley Gregg
Katherine Parr

Lady Tree
The King's Nurse

Frederick Culley
Duke of Norfolk (uncredited)
- Mark Daly
Mark Daly
Man (uncredited)

Toni Edgar-Bruce
Spectator at Executions (uncredited)
- Annie Esmond
Annie Esmond
The Cook's Wife (uncredited)
- William Heughan
William Heughan
Kingston (uncredited)

Arthur Howard
Kitchen Helper (uncredited)

Judy Kelly
Lady Rochford (uncredited)

Wally Patch
Butcher in Kitchen (uncredited)

Hay Petrie
The King's Barber (uncredited)

Terry-Thomas
Man (uncredited)

John Turnbull
Hans Holbein (uncredited)

















