Mary of Scotland (1936)

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2h 3min
Biography, Drama
28 Aug 1936 (USA)
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The recently widowed Mary Stuart returns to Scotland to reclaim her throne but is opposed by her half-brother and her own Scottish lords.

Directors:

John Ford, Leslie Goodwins

Writers:

Dudley Nichols, Maxwell Anderson, Mortimer Offner

Stars:

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination.
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The recently widowed Mary Stuart returns to Scotland to reclaim her throne but is opposed by her half-brother and her own Scottish lords.

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	Katharine Hepburn	...	Mary Stuart
	Fredric March	...	Earl of Bothwell
	Florence Eldridge	...	Elizabeth Tudor
	Douglas Walton	...	Lord Darnley
	John Carradine	...	David Rizzio
	Robert Barrat	...	Norton
	Gavin Muir	...	Leicester
	Ian Keith	...	James Stuart - Earl of Moray
	Moroni Olsen	...	John Knox
	William Stack	...	Ruthven
	Ralph Forbes	...	Randolph
	Alan Mowbray	...	Throckmorton
	Frieda Inescort	...	Mary Beaton
	Donald Crisp	...	Huntly
	David Torrence	...	Lindsay
	Molly Lamont	...	Mary Livingstone
	Anita Colby	...	Mary Fleming
	Jean Fenwick	...	Mary Seton
	Lionel Pape	...	Burghley
	Alec Craig	...	Donal
	Mary Gordon	...	Nurse
	Monte Blue	...	Messenger
	Leonard Mudie	...	Maitland
	Brandon Hurst	...	Airan
	Wilfred Lucas	...	Lexington
	D'Arcy Corrigan	...	Kirkcaldy
	Frank Baker	...	Douglas
	Cyril McLaglen	...	Faudoncide
	Doris Lloyd	...	Fisherman's Wife
	Robert Warwick	...	Sir Francis Knollys
	Murray Kinnell	...	Judge
	Lawrence Grant	...	Judge
	Ivan F. Simpson	...	Judge (as Ivan Simpson)
	Nigel De Brulier	...	Judge (as Nigel de Brulier)
	Barlowe Borland	...	Judge
	Walter Byron	...	Walsingham
	Wyndham Standing	...	Sergeant-at-Arms
	Earle Foxe	...	Earl of Kent
	Paul McAllister	...	du Croche
	Lionel Belmore	...	Fisherman
	Gaston Glass	...	Frenchman
	Neil Fitzgerald	...	Nobleman
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Frank Anthony	...	Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
	John Blood	...	Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
	Al Bridge	...	(uncredited)
	Tommy Bupp	...	Boy in Boat (uncredited)
	David Clyde	...	(uncredited)
	Hallam Cooley	...	(uncredited)
	Harvey D'Roulle Foster	...	Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
	Jean De Briac	...	Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
	Jerry Frank	...	One of Bothwell's Guards (uncredited)
	Bud Geary	...	Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
	Douglas Gerrard	...	Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
	Hilda Grenier	...	Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
	Winter Hall	...	Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
	Halliwell Hobbes	...	Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
	Robert Homans	...	Jailer (uncredited)
	Shep Houghton	...	Soldier (uncredited)
	Maxine Jennings	...	Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
	Tiny Jones	...	Scotswoman (uncredited)
	Jean Kircher	...	Prince James (uncredited)
	Judith Kircher	...	Prince James (uncredited)
	Fred Malatesta	...	Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
	G.L. McDonnell	...	Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
	Wedgwood Nowell	...	Queen Elizabeth's Majordomo (uncredited)
	Father Raemers	...	Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
	Robert Ryan	...	Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
	Leslie Sketchley	...	Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
	Wingate Smith	...	Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
	Pat Somerset	...	Mary's Majordomo (uncredited)
	Harry Tenbrook	...	One of Queen Mary's Guards (uncredited)
	John Tyke	...	Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
	Billy Watson	...	Fisherman's Son (uncredited)
	Bobs Watson	...	Fisherman's Son (uncredited)
	Niles Welch	...	Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Directed by

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John Ford
Leslie Goodwins	...	(uncredited)

Written by

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Dudley Nichols	...	(screen play)

Maxwell Anderson	...	(from the play by)

Mortimer Offner	...	(contributing writer) (uncredited)

Produced by

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Pandro S. Berman

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producer

Music by

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Nathaniel Shilkret

Cinematography by

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Joseph H. August	...	(photographed by)
Jack MacKenzie	...	(uncredited)

Editorial Department

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Jane Loring	...	editorial associate
Robert Parrish	...	assistant editor (uncredited)

Art Direction by

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Van Nest Polglase

Costume Design by

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Walter Plunkett

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(costumes)

Makeup Department

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Mel Berns	...	makeup artist (uncredited)
Louise Sloane	...	hair stylist: Ms. Hepburn (uncredited)

Production Management

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Bert Gilroy	...	unit manager (uncredited)
Louis Shapiro	...	unit manager (uncredited)
Charles Stallings	...	unit manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Eddie Donahoe

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assistant director (as Edward Donahue)

Art Department

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Carroll Clark	...	associate art director
Darrell Silvera	...	set dresser

Sound Department

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Hugh McDowell Jr.	...	recorded by
Denzil A. Cutler	...	sound recordist (uncredited)
George Marsh	...	sound edit (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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Vernon L. Walker

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photographic effects (as Vernon Walker)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Louie Anderson	...	grip (uncredited)
Ernest Bachrach	...	still photographer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Mary Ree	...	costume cutter
Eugene Joseff	...	costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department

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Maurice De Packh	...	orchestrations (as Maurice de Packh)
Nathaniel Shilkret	...	musical director (uncredited)
Max Steiner	...	composer: stock music (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Meta Stern

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script clerk (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Jack Bond	...	stand-in: Fredric March (uncredited)
Patricia Doyle	...	stand-in: Katharine Hepburn (uncredited)
Idalyn Dupre	...	stand-in: Frieda Inescort (uncredited)
Georgia French	...	stand-in (uncredited)
Hermes Pan	...	choreographer (uncredited)
Bill Worth	...	stand-in: John Carradine (uncredited)

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Production Companies

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RKO Radio Pictures (presents)

Distributors

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RKO Radio Pictures (1936) (United States) (theatrical) (as A Radio Picture)
RKO Distributing Corporation of Canada (1936) (Canada) (theatrical) (as RKO Distributing Corporation of Canada, Ltd.)
RKO Radio Pictures (1936) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (as RKO Radio Pictures, Ltd.)
RKO Pictures (Australasia) (1936) (Australia) (theatrical)
RKO Radio Films (1936) (Sweden) (theatrical)
Zenith Film (1936) (Italy) (theatrical)
Filma (1937) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
Bio-Kuva (1937) (Finland) (theatrical)
C&C Television Corporation (1955) (United States) (tv)
2ème chaîne (1964) (France) (tv)
Turner Home Entertainment (1989) (United States) (VHS)
Yleisradio (YLE) (2002) (Finland) (tv)
Pan Vision (2004) (Finland) (DVD) (3-disc Katharine Hepburn Collection)
Warner Home Video (2006) (United States) (DVD)
BBC Two (2017) (United Kingdom) (tv)

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Other Companies

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Theatre Guild (play as produced by)
Western Costume Company (costumes)

Storyline

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Plot Summary	Mary Stuart returns to Scotland to rule as queen, to the chagrin of Elizabeth I of England who finds her a dangerous rival. There is much ado over whom Mary shall marry. To her later regret, she picks effete Lord Darnley over the strong but unpopular Earl of Bothwell. A palace coup leads to civil war and house arrest for Mary. She escapes and flees to England, where a worse fate awaits her. Written by Rod Crawford Plot Summary
Plot Keywords	mary-queen-of-scots-character queen-elizabeth-i-character john-knox-character character-name-as-title period-drama See All (81) »
Taglines	Swept off her feet by love Just like any other woman! (Print Ad-New York Post, ((New York, NY)) 28 August 1936) See more »
Genres	Biography Drama History Romance
Parents Guide	View content advisory »
Certification	Argentina:13 Australia:G Finland:S France:Tous publics Norway:A (recommended rating) Norway:A (cinema rating) Sweden:Btl United Kingdom:U United States:Approved United States:TV-G (TV rating)

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Also Known As	Mary, Queen of Scotland (United States) Marie Stuart (France) Maria von Schottland (Germany) Maria Estuard (Spain, Catalan title) María Estuardo (Spain) See more »
Runtime	123 min
Country	United States
Language	English
Color	Black and White
Aspect Ratio	1.37 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Mono (RCA Victor System) (as R C A Victor System)
Filming Locations	RKO Studios - 780 N. Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »

Did You Know?

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Trivia	Katharine Hepburn credited John Ford with saving her life one day on the set. They were shooting a scene of Hepburn on horseback when the horse she was riding kept going unexpectedly. Ford yelled at Hepburn to duck just before she was about to collide with a low branch. See more »
Goofs	Mary's execution takes place outdoors. It actually took place in the great hall of Fotheringay Castle. See more »
Movie Connections	Featured in The Costume Designer (1950). See more »
Crazy Credits	Opening credits: "Like two fateful stars, Mary Stuart and Elizabeth Tudor appeared in the sixteenth century, to reign over two great nations in the making ... They were doomed to a life-and-death struggle for supremacy, a lurid struggle that still shines across the pages of history ... But today, after more than three centuries, they sleep side by side, at peace, in Westminster Abbey." ENGLAND See more »
Quotes	Mary, Queen of Scots: [to Queen Elizabeth I] I might have known you'd come to gloat like this - stealthily, under cover of night. See more »

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