Cardinal Wolsey
King Henry VIII smitten with Anne Boleyn wishes to displace his estimable Queen Catherine for her. He appeals to Cardinal Wolsey to set aside the tenets of the Church and consent to his divorce from the Queen. The cardinal absolutely refuses to do anything so inimical to his office, as representative of the Holy See. Angered King Henry induces the Archbishop of Canterbury to call a special council through which he divorces himself from Queen Catherine. In punishment for his refusal to accede to the king's wishes, the cardinal is exiled to Leicester Abbey where he dies three days afterward, conscious that he had sustained the sacredness of his office, a martyr to his faith and of service to his king.
Production
Vitagraph Company of America
Language
EN
Status
Released
Release Date
Cast
Hal Reid
Cardinal Wolsey
Julia Swayne Gordon
Catherine of Aragon
Clara Kimball Young
Anne Boleyn
Tefft Johnson
King Henry VIII
Robert Gaillard
Gardiner, later Bishop of Winchester
Logan Paul
Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury
George Ober
Bishop of Essex
Hal Wilson
King's friend (as Harold Wilson)
Recommended
The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds
Middle-aged widow Beatrice Hunsdorfer and her daughters Ruth and Matilda are struggling to survive in a society they barely understand. Beatrice dreams of opening an elegant tea room but does not have the wherewithal to achieve her lofty goal. Epileptic Ruth is a rebellious adolescent, while shy but highly intelligent and idealistic Matilda seeks solace in her pets and school projects, including one designed to show how small amounts of radium affect marigolds.
The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds
Similar Movies
Loudly, Death Unties
No overview available.
Loudly, Death Unties
Swimming Bird
No overview available.
