When Knighthood Was in Flower (1922)

09/15/1922 (US) • 2h 1m

Drama, Romance

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Marion Davies

Mary Tudor

Forrest Stanley

Charles Brandon

Lyn Harding

Henry VIII

Pedro de Cordoba

Duke of Buckingham

Ruth Shepley

Lady Jane Bolingbroke

Ernest Glendinning

Sir Edwin Caskoden

Arthur Forrest

Cardinal Wolsey

Johnny Dooley

Will Sommers


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Status

Released

Original Language

Budget

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Revenue

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Keywords

fencing

tudor

royalty

knight

silent film

noblewoman

henry viii

palace intrigue

monarch

beautiful princess

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