The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939)
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
This period drama frames the tumultuous affair between Queen Elizabeth I and the man who would be King of England.
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Bette Davis
as Queen Elizabeth
as Queen Elizabeth
Errol Flynn
as The Earl of Essex
as The Earl of Essex
Olivia de Havilland
as Lady Penelope Gray
as Lady Penelope Gray
Donald Crisp
as Francis Bacon
as Francis Bacon
Alan Hale
as The Prince of Tyrone
as The Prince of Tyrone
Vincent Price
as Sir Walter Raleigh
as Sir Walter Raleigh
Henry Stephenson
as Lord Burghley
as Lord Burghley
Henry Daniell
as Sir Robert Cecil
as Sir Robert Cecil
James Stephenson
as Sir Thomas Egerton
as Sir Thomas Egerton
Nanette Fabray
as Mistress Margaret Radcliffe
as Mistress Margaret Radcliffe
Ralph Forbes
as Lord Knollys
as Lord Knollys
Robert Warwick
as Lord Mountjoy
as Lord Mountjoy
Leo G. Carroll
as Sir Edward Coke
as Sir Edward Coke
Guy Bellis
as Lord Charles Howard (uncredited)
as Lord Charles Howard (uncredited)
Jacob Dance
as Essex's Soldier (uncredited)
as Essex's Soldier (uncredited)
Forrester Harvey
as Bit Part (uncredited)
as Bit Part (uncredited)
Holmes Herbert
as Majordomo (uncredited)
as Majordomo (uncredited)
I. Stanford Jolley
as Spectator Outside Whitehall Palace (uncredited)
as Spectator Outside Whitehall Palace (uncredited)
Doris Lloyd
as Handmaiden (uncredited)
as Handmaiden (uncredited)
John Sutton
as Capt. Armand of the Queen's Guard (uncredited)
as Capt. Armand of the Queen's Guard (uncredited)
Rosella Towne
as Lady of the Court (uncredited)
as Lady of the Court (uncredited)
Maris Wrixon
as Lady of the Court (uncredited)
as Lady of the Court (uncredited)
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Michael Curtiz
Director
Director
Norman Reilly Raine
Screenplay
Screenplay
Æneas MacKenzie
Screenplay
Screenplay
Maxwell Anderson
Theatre Play
Theatre Play
Jack L. Warner
Executive In Charge Of Production
Executive In Charge Of Production
Byron Haskin
Special Effects
Special Effects
Hans F. Koenekamp
Special Effects
Special Effects
W. Howard Greene
Assistant Director of Photography
Assistant Director of Photography
Leo F. Forbstein
Music Director
Music Director
Hugo Friedhofer
Orchestrator
Orchestrator
Milan Roder
Orchestrator
Orchestrator
Ali Hubert
Technical Advisor
Technical Advisor
Robert Lord
Associate Producer
Associate Producer
Hal B. Wallis
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Sol Polito
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Owen Marks
Editor
Editor
Anton Grot
Art Direction
Art Direction
Orry-Kelly
Costume Design
Costume Design
Perc Westmore
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
Sherry Shourds
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
C.A. Riggs
Sound
Sound
