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When Knighthood Was in Flower
5.8 / 10• 1922• 2h 1m•NR• English
DramaRomance
Storyline
Mary Tudor falls in love with a new arrival to court, Charles Brandon. She convinces her brother King Henry VIII to make him his Captain of the Guard. Meanwhile, Henry is determined to marry her off to the aging King Louis XII of France as part of a peace agreement.
Cast & Crew
Marion Davies
Mary Tudor
Lead
Forrest Stanley
Charles Brandon
Lyn Harding
Henry VIII
Theresa Maxwell Conover
Queen Catherine
Pedro de Cordoba
Duke of Buckingham
Ruth Shepley
Lady Jane Bolingbroke
Ernest Glendinning
Sir Edwin Caskoden
AF
Arthur Forrest
Cardinal Wolsey
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Robert G. Vignola's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. When Knighthood Was in Flower is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
