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Young Bess (1953) Poster

(1953)

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

George Sidney

Writing Credits  

Margaret Irwin ... (based on the novel by)
 
Jan Lustig ... (writer) and
Arthur Wimperis ... (writer)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete  

Jean Simmons ... Young Bess (Queen Elizabeth I)
Stewart Granger ... Thomas Seymour
Deborah Kerr ... Catherine Parr
Charles Laughton ... King Henry VIII
Kay Walsh ... Mrs. Ashley
Guy Rolfe ... Ned Seymour
Kathleen Byron ... Ann Seymour
Cecil Kellaway ... Mr. Parry
Rex Thompson ... Prince Edward / King Edward VI
Robert Arthur ... Barnaby
Leo G. Carroll ... Mr. Mums
Norma Varden ... Lady Tyrwhitt
Alan Napier ... Robert Tyrwhitt
Noreen Corcoran ... Bess as a child
Ivan Triesault ... Danish Envoy
Elaine Stewart ... Anne Boleyn
Dawn Addams ... Kate Howard
Doris Lloyd ... Mother Jack
Lumsden Hare ... Archbishop Cranmer
Lester Matthews ... Sir William Paget
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
David Bair David Bair ... Ned's Page (uncredited)
David Cavendish David Cavendish ... Councilman (uncredited)
Dick Cherney Dick Cherney ... Royal Court Member (uncredited)
Frank Eldredge Frank Eldredge ... Officer (uncredited)
Jean Fenwick ... Lady in Waiting (uncredited)
Al Ferguson ... Guard (uncredited)
Sam Harris ... Councilman (uncredited)
Charles Keane Charles Keane ... Halberdier (uncredited)
Guy Kingsford Guy Kingsford ... Lookout (uncredited)
Raymond Lawrence Raymond Lawrence ... Councilman (uncredited)
Clive Morgan Clive Morgan ... Halberdier (uncredited)
Charles Morton ... Royal Court Member (uncredited)
Ernest Newton Ernest Newton ... Singer At Banquet (uncredited)
Jack Raine ... Governor of Tower (uncredited)
Norman Rainey Norman Rainey ... Councilman (uncredited)
John Rice John Rice ... Major Domo (uncredited)
Leoda Richards ... Royal Subject (uncredited)
Carol Savage ... Lady in Waiting (uncredited)
Carl Saxe Carl Saxe ... Executioner (uncredited)
Robert Shafto Robert Shafto ... Secretary (uncredited)
John Sheffield John Sheffield ... Officer (uncredited)
Reginald Sheffield ... Court Recorder (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey Arthur Tovey ... Royal Court Member (uncredited)
John Trueman John Trueman ... Yeoman (uncredited)
Ann Tyrrell ... Mary (uncredited)
Fay Wall ... Woman (uncredited)
Patrick Whyte ... Officer (uncredited)
Eric Wilton Eric Wilton ... Councilman (uncredited)
Ian Wolfe ... Stranger (uncredited)

Produced by 

Sidney Franklin ... producer

Music by 

Miklós Rózsa ... (as Miklos Rozsa)

Cinematography by 

Charles Rosher ... director of photography

Editing by 

Ralph E. Winters

Art Direction by 

Cedric Gibbons
Urie McCleary

Set Decoration by 

Jack D. Moore
Edwin B. Willis

Costume Design by 

Walter Plunkett

Makeup Department 

Sydney Guilaroff ... hair stylist
John Truwe ... makeup artist
William Tuttle ... makeup designer

Production Management 

Dave Friedman ... production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

George Rhein ... assistant director
Robert Saunders ... assistant director (uncredited)

Sound Department 

Douglas Shearer ... recording supervisor

Special Effects by 

A. Arnold Gillespie ... special effects
Warren Newcombe ... special effects

Camera and Electrical Department 

Harry Stradling Jr. ... assistant camera (uncredited)

Editorial Department 

Alvord Eiseman ... color consultant
Henri Jaffa ... color consultant: Technicolor

Music Department 

Eugene Zador ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Crew verified as complete

See also

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