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.
Production
Lavish sets and costumes that bankrupted smaller studios with envy.
Acting
Marion Davies proves she was more than Hearst's puppet—genuine comedic and dramatic chops.
Cinematography
Impressive scale for 1922, with hundreds of extras in elaborate court scenes.
Director
Robert G. Vignola
Marion Davies
Mary Tudor
Forrest Stanley
Charles Brandon
Lyn Harding
Henry VIII
Theresa Maxwell Conover
Queen Catherine
Pedro de Cordoba
Duke of Buckingham
Ernest Glendinning
Sir Edwin Caskoden
Johnny Dooley
Will Sommers
Charles K. Gerrard
Sir Adam Judson
Arthur Donaldson
Sir Henry Brandon
Macey Harlam
Duc de Longueville
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
William Randolph Hearst's Cosmopolitan Productions spent unprecedented sums to prove Marion Davies was a serious star, not just his mistress—ironically fueling the 'no talent' rumors this film disproves.
The famous 1953 musical remake 'The Sword and the Rose' exists because Disney bought the rights to this exact story, proving its durability across three decades of cinema.
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