Directed by:
John FordCast:
Katharine Hepburn, Fredric March, Florence Eldridge, Douglas Walton, John Carradine, Robert Barrat, Gavin Muir, Ian Keith, Moroni Olsen, William Stack (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
Katharine Hepburn stars as the titular Scottish regent whose return to her native land from France in the company of secretary David Rizzio (John Carradine) alarms Queen Elizabeth I (Florence Eldridge), the latter keenly aware of her cousin's ambitions for the British throne. Yet Mary must first deal with the Scottish nobility, led by her half brother, the earl of Moray (Ian Keith), who challenges her Catholic faith and unmarried status. The Protestant earl of Bothwell (Fredric March), smitten with Mary, helps her win over the nobility and assume the throne of Scotland. Despite her love for Bothwell, she refuses to marry him, instead wedding the fickle Lord Darnley (Douglas Walton) since he is the heir to Elizabeth's throne. The Virgin Queen retaliates by plotting with Moray to end Mary's reign. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Brandon Hurst](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/445/159445116_d4652c.jpg)
Brandon Hurst
UK
Best movies:
He Who Gets Slapped (1924)
Scarface (1932)
The Thief of Bagdad (1924)
![Wilfred Lucas](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/065/161065009_8f7956.jpg)
Wilfred Lucas
Canada
Best movies:
Edison, the Man (1940)
Modern Times (1936)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Frank Baker
Australia
Best movies:
Prescription: Murder (1968) (TV movie)
The Graduate (1967)
Gaslight (1944)
![Doris Lloyd](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/545/160545400_b264c7.jpg)
Doris Lloyd
UK
Best movies:
The Sound of Music (1965)
The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)
To Each His Own (1946)
![Robert Warwick](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000170_4f6a45.jpg)
Robert Warwick
USA
Best movies:
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)
The Power and the Glory (1933)
In a Lonely Place (1950)
![Murray Kinnell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/605/160605879_2202c1.jpg)
Murray Kinnell
UK
Best movies:
Captains Courageous (1937)
Freaks (1932)
Captain Blood (1935)
![Lawrence Grant](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/806/160806016_c6026c.jpg)
Lawrence Grant
UK
Best movies:
Ninotchka (1939)
Lost Horizon (1937)
The Prisoner of Zenda (1937)
![Nigel De Brulier](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/018/160018296_8c7c80.jpg)
Nigel De Brulier
UK
Best movies:
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)
Wings (1927)
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Through the Ages (1916)
![Walter Byron](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/440/160440376_dc45d1.jpg)
Walter Byron
UK
Best movies:
Gentleman Jim (1942)
Mrs. Miniver (1942)
Queen Kelly (1929)
![Wyndham Standing](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/741/160741853_40efdb.jpg)
Wyndham Standing
UK
Best movies:
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Waterloo Bridge (1940)
Madame Curie (1943)
![Earle Foxe](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/388/160388672_2ed1f9.jpg)
Earle Foxe
USA
Best movies:
The Informer (1935)
My Darling Clementine (1946)
Mary of Scotland (1936)
![Lionel Belmore](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/457/160457513_663c01.jpg)
Lionel Belmore
UK
Best movies:
The Last of the Mohicans (1936)
If I Were King (1938)
Three Ages (1923)
![Gaston Glass](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/317/160317882_1085a0.jpg)
Gaston Glass
France
Best movies:
Desire (1936)
Becky Sharp (1935)
Mary of Scotland (1936)
![Halliwell Hobbes](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/496/496798_7123ad.jpg)
Halliwell Hobbes
UK
Best movies:
Gaslight (1944)
To Be or Not to Be (1942)
Waterloo Bridge (1940)
![Maxine Jennings](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/454/158454897_409b46.jpg)
Maxine Jennings
USA
Best movies:
Roberta (1935)
Follow the Fleet (1936)
Mary of Scotland (1936)
![Harry Tenbrook](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/762/159762318_70f863.jpg)
Harry Tenbrook
Union between Sweden and Norway
Best movies:
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Inherit the Wind (1960)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
![Al Bridge](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/365/161365665_e1caf5.jpg)
Al Bridge
USA
Best movies:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
![Robert Homans](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/480/159480886_ec12f7.jpg)
Robert Homans
USA
Best movies:
Fury (1936)
It Started with Eve (1941)
The Thin Man Goes Home (1945)
![John Pickard](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/891/159891619_c8b072.jpg)
John Pickard
USA
Best movies:
White Heat (1949)
How the West Was Won (1976) (series)
Cimarron (1960)
![Winter Hall](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/052/161052846_6dbbfe.jpg)
Winter Hall
New Zealand
Best movies:
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)
If I Were King (1938)
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)