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When Knighthood Was in Flower is a 1922 silent historical film directed by Robert G. Vignola, based on the novel When Knighthood Was in Flower by Charles Major and play by Paul Kester. The film was produced by William Randolph Hearst (or his Cosmopolitan Productions) for Marion Davies and distributed by Paramount Pictures. This was William Powell's second film. The story was re-filmed in the sound era in 1953 as The Sword and the Rose by Ken Annakin.
Original Release
09/15/1922
US Release
09/15/1922
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Marion Davies | Mary Tudor |
| Lyn Harding | Henry VIII / King Henry VIII |
| William Norris | Louis XII / King Louis XII |
| Forrest Stanley | Charles Brandon |
| Pedro de Cordoba | Duke of Buckingham |
| Ernest Glendinning | Sir Edwin Caskoden |
| William Powell | Francis I / Francis, Duc d' Angoulême |
| Arthur Forrest | Cardinal Wolsey |
| Macey Harlam | Duc de Longueville / The Duc de Longueville |
| Johnny Dooley | Will Sommers / The King's Jester |
Directors
Writers
Luther Reed, Charles Major, William LeBaron
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Marion Davies | Mary Tudor |
| Lyn Harding | Henry VIII / King Henry VIII |
| William Norris | Louis XII / King Louis XII |
| Forrest Stanley | Charles Brandon |
| Pedro de Cordoba | Duke of Buckingham |
| Ernest Glendinning | Sir Edwin Caskoden |
| William Powell | Francis I / Francis, Duc d' Angoulême |
| Arthur Forrest | Cardinal Wolsey |
| Macey Harlam | Duc de Longueville / The Duc de Longueville |
| Johnny Dooley | Will Sommers / The King's Jester |
| William Kent | The King's Tailor / King's Tailor |
| Gustav von Seyffertitz | Grammont / Grammont, the Soothsayer |
| Charles K. Gerrard | Sir Adam Judson |
| George Nash | An Adventurer |
| Arthur Donaldson | Sir Henry Brandon / Sir William Brandon |
| Theresa Maxwell Conover | Queen Catherine |
| Flora Finch | A French Lady-in-Waiting |
| Ruth Shepley | Lady Jane Bolingbroke |
| Betty Borders | Woman |
| Betty Brown | Extra |
