Tudor Rose

"They gave her a Perfect Lover, then Plotted her Excecution. A Romance which Out-Triumphed the Most Terrible Crime in History"

1936 1h 20m EN

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★8.1TMDB · 8

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Synopsis

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The tragic story of Lady Jane Grey, the young queen who reigned in England for nine days before she was executed.

“They gave her a Perfect Lover, then Plotted her Excecution. A Romance which Out-Triumphed the Most Terrible Crime in History”

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Cast

Nova Pilbeam
Lady Jane Grey
Cedric Hardwicke
Earl of Warwick
John Mills
Lord Guilford Dudley
Felix Aylmer
Edward Seymour
Leslie Perrins
Thomas Seymour
Frank Cellier
Henry VIII
Desmond Tester
Edward VI
Gwen Ffrangcon Davies
Mary Tudor (as Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Robert Stevenson
Writers: Robert Stevenson, Miles Malleson
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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80 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 7

ERA

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90 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Hubert Bath. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Nova Pilbeam and Cedric Hardwicke and John Mills carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "They gave her a Perfect Lover, then Plotted her Excecution. A Romance which Out-Triumphed the Most Terrible Crime in History".

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0028033 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Robert Stevenson directs. Hubert Bath scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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180 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
290 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Original score by Hubert Bath. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Nova Pilbeam and Cedric Hardwicke and John Mills carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "They gave her a Perfect Lover, then Plotted her Excecution. A Romance which Out-Triumphed the Most Terrible Crime in History".
6IMDB entry: tt0028033 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Original score: Hubert Bath
Costume design: Joe Strassner
Makeup / hair: Roy Ashton
Runtime: 80 min · 1h 20m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Tudor Rose (1936)

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CinemaSerf2022-06-19
★ 7/10
Nova Pilbeam draws the short straw in this interesting, if not exactly enthralling, depiction of the power-struggles that followed the death of Henry VIII in England. Edward VI (a rather lively performance from the 17 year old Desmond Tester) is not the healthiest of young men, and those in his council - initially led by Edward Seymour (Felix Aylmer) then by the Earl of Warwick (Sir Cedric Hardwicke) try to manipulate the succession. The latter prevails and upon the untimely death of the young king, he places the Lady Jane Grey - whom Henry VIII directed be 4th in the line of his own succession (she was his great niece) - ahead of the Princesses Mary and Elizabeth and so she is now, reluctantly, the Queen. To cement her precarious position she is quickly married off to a rather jolly, put politically unaware Guilford Dudley (John Mills) - the son of Warwick, so he can consolidate his control over the new puppet queen. Unfortunately for him, Princess Mary (Gwen Davies) raises troops and subverts this cunning treason. The story is established history, and the plot follows it fairly honestly. Pilbeam does elicit some degree of sympathy as she is clearly a pawn in the games of others - and both Aylmer and an on-form Hardwicke manage to create some sense of the duplicity with which these two men sought to usurp the Royal authority. The sets and costumes look fine, the dialogue maybe a bit too wordy, but it even features some genuine music written by Henry VIII and if you like a good old historical drama, then this will happily pass 80 minutes.

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