Young Bess Summary
Director: George Sidney
Genres: Drama, Historical Film
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This costume drama was based on the historical fiction of Margaret Irwin, which embellishes the facts of the early years of England's eventual Queen Elizabeth I. It's told in flashback style, starting with the horrible day when King Henry VIII (Charles_Laughton) sends away the future queen, young Bess (Jean_Simmons), and executes her mother, Anne Boleyn (Elaine_Stewart). Some years and several wives later, Henry VIII invites Bess to return to the palace to live with Catherine Parr (Deborah_Kerr), her new stepmother. When the king dies, Bess' young half-brother, Edward (Rex_Thompson), assumes the title of regent. Bess falls in love with the Navy's top admiral, Thomas Seymour (Stewart_Granger), but has her brother compel him to marry Catherine. After Catherine dies, Thomas confesses his love to Bess. But his scheming brother Ned (Guy_Rolfe) finds out about Thomas' feelings and accuses him of seducing Bess. Michael Betzold, Rovi
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