The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
Elizabeth I's love for the Earl of Essex threatens to destroy her kingdom.
1939-11-11 | 106 minutes
Plot Summary
This period drama frames the tumultuous affair between Queen Elizabeth I and the man who would be King of England.
Cast
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Bette DavisQueen Elizabeth
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Errol FlynnThe Earl of Essex
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Olivia de HavillandLady Penelope Gray
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Donald CrispFrancis Bacon
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Alan HaleThe Prince of Tyrone
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Vincent PriceSir Walter Raleigh
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Henry StephensonLord Burghley
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Henry DaniellSir Robert Cecil
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James StephensonSir Thomas Egerton
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Nanette FabrayMistress Margaret Radcliffe
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Ralph ForbesLord Knollys
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Robert WarwickLord Mountjoy
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Leo G. CarrollSir Edward Coke
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Forrester HarveyBit Part (uncredited)
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Holmes HerbertMajordomo (uncredited)
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I. Stanford JolleySpectator Outside Whitehall Palace (uncredited)
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Doris LloydHandmaiden (uncredited)
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John SuttonCapt. Armand of the Queen's Guard (uncredited)
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