The Private Life of Henry VIII
August 17, 1933
97 minutes
6.4
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The Private Life of Henry VIII

Renowned for his excess, King Henry VIII goes through a series of wives during his rule. With Anne Boleyn, his second wife, executed on charges of treason, King Henry weds maid Jane Seymour, but that marriage also ends in tragedy. Not one to be single for long, the king picks German-born Anne of Cleves as his bride, but their union lasts only months before an annulment is granted, and King Henry continues his string of spouses.

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