Full Cast & Crew
Directed by
| Michael Curtiz | ||
Writing Credits
| Norman Reilly Raine | ... | (screen play) and |
| Æneas MacKenzie | ... | (screen play) (as Aeneas MacKenzie) |
| Maxwell Anderson | ... | (from the stage play by) |
Cast (in credits order) verified as complete
| Bette Davis | ... | Queen Elizabeth | |
| Errol Flynn | ... | Earl of Essex | |
| Olivia de Havilland | ... | Lady Penelope Gray | |
| Donald Crisp | ... | Francis Bacon | |
| Alan Hale | ... | Earl of Tyrone | |
| Vincent Price | ... | Sir Walter Raleigh | |
| Henry Stephenson | ... | Lord Burghley | |
| Henry Daniell | ... | Sir Robert Cecil | |
| James Stephenson | ... | Sir Thomas Egerton | |
| Nanette Fabray | ... | Mistress Margaret Radcliffe (as Nanette Fabares) | |
| Ralph Forbes | ... | Lord Knollys | |
| Robert Warwick | ... | Lord Mountjoy | |
| Leo G. Carroll | ... | Sir Edward Coke | |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
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Guy Bellis | ... | Lord Charles Howard (uncredited) |
| Forrester Harvey | ... | Bit Part (uncredited) | |
| Holmes Herbert | ... | Majordomo (uncredited) | |
| I. Stanford Jolley | ... | Spectator Outside Whitehall Palace (uncredited) | |
| Doris Lloyd | ... | Handmaiden (uncredited) | |
| John Sutton | ... | Capt. Armand of the Queen's Guard (uncredited) | |
| Rosella Towne | ... | Lady of the Court (uncredited) | |
| Maris Wrixon | ... | Lady of the Court (uncredited) | |
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Katherine Yorke | ... | Lady of the Court (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Robert Lord | ... | associate producer |
| Hal B. Wallis | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Erich Wolfgang Korngold | ||
Cinematography by
| Sol Polito | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Owen Marks | ... | film editor |
Art Direction by
| Anton Grot | ||
Costume Design by
| Orry-Kelly | ... | (costumes by) |
Makeup Department
| Perc Westmore | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Jack L. Warner | ... | in charge of production |
| Frank Mattison | ... | unit manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Bill Anderson | ... | assistant director |
| Sherry Shourds | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| C.A. Riggs | ... | sound |
| Nathan Levinson | ... | special sound effects (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Byron Haskin | ... | special effects |
| Hans F. Koenekamp | ... | special effects (as H.F. Koenekamp) |
Stunts
| Buster Wiles | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| W. Howard Greene | ... | associate director of photography |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Eugene Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Editorial Department
| Natalie Kalmus | ... | color director: Technicolor |
| Morgan Padelford | ... | associate color director: Technicolor |
Music Department
| Leo F. Forbstein | ... | musical director |
| Hugo Friedhofer | ... | orchestrator |
| Milan Roder | ... | orchestrator |
| Faith Kruger | ... | singing voice: Olivia de Havilland (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Ali Hubert | ... | technical advisor |
| Stanley Logan | ... | dialogue director |
| Herman Lissauer | ... | historical advisor (uncredited) |
