Best Historical Film Films of 1936

Mary of Scotland

Maxwell Anderson's blank-verse play ... whole, Mary of Scotland is a snoozefest, save for the scenes featuring Douglas Walton as Mary's cowardly husband Darnley. [ best historical film films - 1936 ]

Hearts in Bondage

First-time director Lew Ayres ... and Theodore Lydecker, whose splendid utilization of scale models in the climactic Monitor-Merrimac confrontation is both exciting and convincing. [ best historical film films - 1936 ]