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When Knighthood Was in Flower
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When Knighthood Was in Flower

1922-09-15 · 121 min · ★ 5.8

Drama · Romance

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.

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Directors
Robert G. Vignola
Production companies
Paramount Pictures, Cosmopolitan Productions
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Marion DaviesMarion DaviesMary Tudor
Forrest StanleyForrest StanleyCharles Brandon
Lyn HardingLyn HardingHenry VIII
Theresa Maxwell ConoverTheresa Maxwell ConoverQueen Catherine
Pedro de CordobaPedro de CordobaDuke of Buckingham
Ruth ShepleyRuth ShepleyLady Jane Bolingbroke
Ernest GlendinningErnest GlendinningSir Edwin Caskoden
Arthur ForrestCardinal Wolsey
Johnny DooleyJohnny DooleyWill Sommers
William KentKing's Tailor
Charles K. GerrardCharles K. GerrardSir Adam Judson
Arthur DonaldsonArthur DonaldsonSir Henry Brandon
Downing ClarkeLord Chamberlain
William NorrisLouis XII
Macey HarlamMacey HarlamDuc de Longueville
William PowellWilliam PowellFrancis I
George NashGeorge NashAn Adventurer
Gustav von SeyffertitzGustav von SeyffertitzGrammont
Paul PanzerPaul PanzerCaptain of the Guard
Guy CoombsGuy CoombsFollower of Buckingham

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