Young Bess
movie
A Great and Spectacular Drama!
Released May 29, 1953
Overview
The mother died under the executioner's axe; the daughter rose to become England's greatest monarch -- the brilliant and cunning Queen Elizabeth I. Jean Simmons portrays young Bess in this rich tapestry of a film that traces the tumultuous, danger-fraught years from Elizabeth's birth to her unexpected ascension to the throne at a mere 25. Charles Laughton reprises his Academy Award®-winning* role as her formidable father Henry VIII. Deborah Kerr plays her last stepmother (and Henry's last of six wives), gentle Catherine Parr. And Simmons' then real-life husband, Stewart Granger, adds heroics as Lord Admiral Thomas Seymour. In a resplendent world of adventure, romance and court intrigue, Young Bess reigns.
Cast
Jean Simmons
as
Young Bess (Queen Elizabeth I)
Stewart Granger
as
Thomas Seymour
Deborah Kerr
as
Catherine Parr
Charles Laughton
as
King Henry VIII
Kay Walsh
as
Mrs. Ashley
Guy Rolfe
as
Ned Seymour
Kathleen Byron
as
Ann Seymour
Cecil Kellaway
as
Mr. Parry
Rex Thompson
as
Prince Edward / King Edward VI
Robert Arthur
as
Barnaby
Leo G. Carroll
as
Mr. Mums
Norma Varden
as
Lady Tyrwhitt
Crew
Arthur Wimperis
as
Screenplay
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Margaret Irwin
as
Novel
George Sidney
as
Director
Charles Rosher
as
Director of Photography
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Henri Jaffa
as
Colorist
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George Rhein
as
Assistant Director
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Jan Lustig
as
Screenplay
A. Arnold Gillespie
as
Special Effects
William Tuttle
as
Makeup Artist
Sydney Guilaroff
as
Hairstylist
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Warren Newcombe
as
Special Effects
Walter Plunkett
as
Costume Design