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OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 1095

When Knighthood Was in Flower

1922120 minUnited States

Synopsis

Mary Tudor loves Charles Brandon, but her brother Henry VIII wants her marriage to secure an alliance with France. An attempted escape and an accusation against Brandon narrow her choices. She agrees to marry Louis XII to protect the man she loves, then searches for a way to regain control of her future.

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Video edition: Wikimedia Commons
Original language: No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified.
This copy runs: 113:38
Subtitles: No subtitle track in this language

No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. No subtitle track in this language.

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Wikimedia Commons · Cosmopolitan Productions · Public domain

Cast

Marion Davies

DirectorsRobert G. Vignola

Behind the scenes

William Randolph Hearst's Cosmopolitan company mounted a lavish vehicle for Marion Davies. Extensive sets, costumes and publicity made the production a conspicuous example of the silent-era historical spectacle.

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Marion Davies — Screenland · Public domain

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