The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

Release: 1939 | Community Score: 63%

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

Cast

Bette Davis

Bette Davis

Queen Elizabeth
Errol Flynn

Errol Flynn

The Earl of Essex
Olivia de Havilland

Olivia de Havilland

Lady Penelope Gray
Donald Crisp

Donald Crisp

Francis Bacon
Alan Hale

Alan Hale

The Prince of Tyrone
Vincent Price

Vincent Price

Sir Walter Raleigh
Henry Stephenson

Henry Stephenson

Lord Burghley
Henry Daniell

Henry Daniell

Sir Robert Cecil
James Stephenson

James Stephenson

Sir Thomas Egerton
Nanette Fabray

Nanette Fabray

Mistress Margaret Radcliffe
Ralph Forbes

Ralph Forbes

Lord Knollys
Robert Warwick

Robert Warwick

Lord Mountjoy
Leo G. Carroll

Leo G. Carroll

Sir Edward Coke
Guy Bellis

Guy Bellis

Lord Charles Howard (uncredited)
Jacob Dance

Jacob Dance

Essex's Soldier (uncredited)
Forrester Harvey

Forrester Harvey

Bit Part (uncredited)
Holmes Herbert

Holmes Herbert

Majordomo (uncredited)
I. Stanford Jolley

I. Stanford Jolley

Spectator Outside Whitehall Palace (uncredited)
Doris Lloyd

Doris Lloyd

Handmaiden (uncredited)
John Sutton

John Sutton

Capt. Armand of the Queen's Guard (uncredited)
Rosella Towne

Rosella Towne

Lady of the Court (uncredited)
Maris Wrixon

Maris Wrixon

Lady of the Court (uncredited)