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Henry VIII
Also known as {Henry the Eighth}
(1911) England
B&W : Feature film
Directed by Will Barker

Cast: Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree [Cardinal Wolsey], Arthur Bourchier [Henry VIII], Violet Vanbrugh [Queen Katharine], Laura Cowie [Anne Boleyn], S.A. Cookson [Cardinal Campeius], Charles Fuller [Cranmer], A.E. George [Duke of Norfolk], Basil Gill [Duke of Buckingham], Edward O’Neill [Duke of Suffolk], Gerald Lawrence [Earl of Surrey], Edward Sass [Lord Chamberlain], Francis Chamier [Capucius], Clarence Derwent [Lord Abergavenny], Walter Creighton [Lord Sands], Edmund Gurney [Sir Henry Guildford], Henry Hewitt [Sir Thomas Lovell], Charles James [Sir Nicholas Faux], Reginald Owen [Thomas Cromwell], Henry Morrell [Griffith], Cyril Sworder [the first gentleman], Charles Howard [the second gentleman], Clifford Heatherley [the garter king at arms], Acton Bond [a surveyor to the Duke of Buckingham], Mrs. Charles Calvert [an old lady], Lila Barclay [Patience], Arthur Gaskill [the sergeant-at-arms], W.B. Abingdon [a servant], Edmund Goulding [a crier], James Smythson [a scribe], Ross Shore [the jester], Micheál MacLiammóir [a page]

[?] Bulldog and/or Barker Motion Photography? production; distributed by The Globe Film Company, Limited. / Produced by Will Barker. Scenario by Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree, from the play Henry VIII by William Shakespeare. Production management by Joseph Harker. Business management by Henry Dana. Set decoration by Joseph Harker and Percy Macquoid. Costume design by Percy Macquoid. Costume assistants, Theresa Macquoid and B.J. Simmons. Wig maker, William Clarkson. Choreography by Margaret Morris. Stage manager, Cecil King. Associate stage manager, Stanley Bell. Assistant director, Louis N. Parker. Cinematography by Will Barker. Film editor, Will Barker. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Based on the London stage production produced by Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree.

Drama: Historical.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: (unknown)

Keywords: Authors: William Shakespeare (1564?-1616)

Listing updated: 8 December 2024.

References: Ball-Shakespeare pp. 128b, 387; Perry-British p. 35 : Website-IMDb.

 
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