Anna Gilbert Movies
Lady Jane Grey, the 16-year-old girl who for nine days in the 16th century was Queen of England, is here portrayed by Helena Bonham Carter. Lady Jane Grey's sickly cousin, who becomes Edward VI upon the death of Henry VIII, is on the threshold of death himself. The Protestant powers-that-be, fearing that England will fall under Catholic rule, contrive to marry off Edward VI's most likely successor Lady Jane to the wastrelly Guilford Dudley (Cary Elwes), the future Duke of Suffolk. The dying Edward is coerced into naming Jane as his successor. Jane is forced to assume the throne, attempting to impose reforms on the corrupt Protestant government during her brief reign. A coup led by Jane's cousin Princess Mary (Jane Lapotaire) results in the ouster, and eventual execution, of Queen Jane and her consort. The story is told through anti-establishment themes; teen-agers Lady Jane and Guilford Dudley are seen as the only hope for a brighter future, making their deaths all the more tragic. An earlier version of the same story, Tudor Rose, was filmed in 1936. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Helena Bonham Carter, Cary Elwes, (more)
- 1926
This sequel to the popular ethnic comedy Potash and Perlmutter finds Jewish entrepreneurs Abe Potash (George Sidney) and Mawruss Perlmutter (Alexander Carr) joining forces in a used-car business. After another of their famous squabbles, Abe and Mawruss break up the partnership, whereupon gullible Abe falls into the hands of a pair of slick con artists. On the verge of being thrown in jail, Abe is rescued by Mawruss, who spirits his pal off to Canada by air. Our heroes are both vindicated at the end, permitting them to live scrappily ever after. Like its predecessor, Partners Again was based on a stage comedy by Montagu Glass and Jules Eckert Goodman. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- George Sidney, Alexander Carr, (more)
