Mrs Fitzherbert
5.4 /10 1 Votes
Director Montgomery Tully Music director Stanley Black Duration Language English | 5.4/10 IMDb Genre Drama, History Cinematography James Wilson Country United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Release date 3 December 1947 (London) (UK) Based on the novel Princess Fitz by Winifred Carter Writer Winifred Carter (novel), Montgomery Tully Cast Peter Graves , Margaretta Scott , John Stuart , Leslie Banks , Mary Clare Similar movies Related Montgomery Tully movies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mrs. Fitzherbert, also known as Princess Fitz and A Court Secret, is a rarely seen 1947 British historical drama film directed by Montgomery Tully and starring Peter Graves, Joyce Howard and Leslie Banks. It depicts the relationship between George IV and Maria Fitzherbert.
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Plot
The Prince Regent falls in love with Mrs. Fitzherbert, a Catholic widow, but because of their great social divide, she laughs at his advances. The distraught prince responds with a suicide attempt. Mrs. Fitzherbert feels compassion, and the couple are secretly married. Unfortunately, their secret soon becomes the stuff of gossip and rumour, and when this threatens the relationship between the prince and the king, the prince denies his marriage. The jilted Mrs. Fitzherbert then runs away, and the prince marries the woman to whom he was originally betrothed.
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Critical reception
In The New York Times, Bosley Crowther wrote, "it is so rigidly played that the whole thing has the appearance of an animated wax-works on the move."
References
Mrs. Fitzherbert WikipediaMrs. Fitzherbert IMDb