The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

Michael Curtiz
1939-11-11

Elizabeth I's love for the Earl of Essex threatens to destroy her kingdom.
6.2
106 min

This period drama frames the tumultuous affair between Queen Elizabeth I and the man who would be King of England.

Cast

Name Character Team
Bette Davis Queen Elizabeth Unowned
Errol Flynn The Earl of Essex Unowned
Olivia de Havilland Lady Penelope Gray Unowned
Donald Crisp Francis Bacon Unowned
Alan Hale The Prince of Tyrone Unowned
Vincent Price Sir Walter Raleigh Unowned
Henry Stephenson Lord Burghley Unowned
Henry Daniell Sir Robert Cecil Unowned
James Stephenson Sir Thomas Egerton Unowned
Nanette Fabray Mistress Margaret Radcliffe Unowned
Ralph Forbes Lord Knollys Unowned
Robert Warwick Lord Mountjoy Unowned
Leo G. Carroll Sir Edward Coke Unowned
Guy Bellis Lord Charles Howard (uncredited) Unowned
Jacob Dance Essex's Soldier (uncredited) Unowned
Forrester Harvey Bit Part (uncredited) Unowned
Holmes Herbert Majordomo (uncredited) Unowned
I. Stanford Jolley Spectator Outside Whitehall Palace (uncredited) Unowned
Doris Lloyd Handmaiden (uncredited) Unowned
John Sutton Capt. Armand of the Queen's Guard (uncredited) Unowned
Rosella Towne Lady of the Court (uncredited) Unowned
Maris Wrixon Lady of the Court (uncredited) Unowned