The Private Life of Henry VIII

Charles Laughton gulps beer and chomps on mutton, in his first of many iconic screen roles, as King Henry VIII, the ultimate anti-husband. Alexander Korda’s first major international success is a raucous, entertaining, even poignant peek into the boudoirs of the infamous king and his six wives.

Starring Charles Laughton, Robert Donat, Franklin Dyall, Merle Oberon, Wendy Barrie, Elsa Lanchester, Everley Gregg, Lady Tree