Young Bess (1953)

Written by Margaret Irwin, Jan Lustig

Directed by George Sidney

Running Time: 100 minutes (approx)

Production Year: 1953

Rating: U Certificate

Filmed in Colour

Simmons stars with off-screen husband Granger in this lavishly mounted biopic tracing the romantic interludes and political machinations of Elizabeth I's early years. Charles Laughton provides a robust portrayal of Elizabeth's father, Henry VIII.

When is Young Bess next on TV?

In the UK... it's next showing on TCM December 14th, 12:55pm and on TCM 2 December 14th, 7:00pm. See more...

Cast

	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		Edward
	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