The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots

1923 film by Denison Clift

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The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots

Directed by| Denison Clift
Written by| Denison Clift
Starring| Fay Compton
Gerald Ames
Ivan Samson
John Stuart

Production
company

Ideal Film Company

Distributed by| Ideal Film Company

Release date

* October 1923 (1923-10)

Country| United Kingdom
Language| English

The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots is a 1923 British silent historical film directed by Denison Clift and starring Fay Compton, Gerald Ames and Ivan Samson.[1] The film depicts the life of Mary, Queen of Scots, and her eventual execution. It was one of the final films made by Ideal, one of the leading British studios, before they were hit by the Slump of 1924. It is most likely considered a lost film.

## Cast

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* Fay Compton as Mary Stuart
* Gerald Ames as Bothwell
* Ivan Samson as Lord Dudley
* John Stuart as George Douglas
* Ellen Compton as Queen Elizabeth I of England
* Lionel d'Aragon as Moray
* Harvey Braban as Ruthven
* Irene Rooke as Catherine de' Medici
* Donald Macardle as Francis II
* René Maupré as Rizzio
* Ernest A. Douglas as Cardinal
* Sydney Seaward as Lord Douglas
* Edward Sorley as John Knox
* Betty Faire as Mary Beaton
* Dorothy Fane as Mary Beaton
* Nancy Kenyon as Mary Fleming
* Julie Hartley-Milburn as Mary Seaton
* Basil Rathbone (uncredited)
* Jack Cardiff (uncredited)

## References

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1. ^ "BFI | Film & TV Database | The LOVES OF MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS (1923)". Archived from the original on 14 January 2009. Retrieved 12 June 2021.

## Bibliography

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* Low, Rachael. The History of British Film, Volume 4 1918-1929. Routledge, 1997.

## External links

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* The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots at IMDb

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Films directed by Denison Clift

* The Last Straw (1920)
* The Iron Heart (1920)
* The Diamond Necklace (1921)
* Demos (1921)
* A Woman of No Importance (1921)
* Sonia (1921)
* The Old Wives' Tale (1921)
* Bentley's Conscience (1922)
* Diana of the Crossways (1922)
* A Bill of Divorcement (1922)
* This Freedom (1923)
* Out to Win (1923)
* The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots (1923)
* Honor Among Men (1924)
* Great Diamond Mystery (1924)
* Flames of Desire (1924)
* Ports of Call (1925)
* Paradise (1928)
* High Seas (1929)
* Taxi for Two (1929)
* City of Play (1929)
* The Mystery of the Mary Celeste (1935)

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