''Henry, King of Navarre'' is a 1924 British silent

historical film A historical drama (also period drama, period piece or just period) is a dramatic work set in the past, usually used in the context of film and television, which presents historical events and characters with varying degrees of fiction such as ...

directed by

Maurice Elvey Maurice Elvey (11 November 1887 – 28 August 1967) was one of the most prolific film directors in British history. He directed nearly 200 films between 1913 and 1957. During the silent film era he directed as many as twenty films per year. He a ...

and starring

Matheson Lang Matheson Alexander Lang (May 15, 1879 – April 11, 1948) was a Canadian-born stage and film actor and playwright. He is best remembered for his theatrical performances in Great Britain in Shakespeare plays. Biography Lang was born in Montreal, Q ...

Gladys Jennings Gladys Jennings (5 August 1903 – October 1994) was an English actress. Selected filmography * ''The Lady Clare (1919 film), The Lady Clare'' (1919) * ''The Face at the Window (1920 film), The Face at the Window'' (1920) * ''The Shuttle of Lif ...

and

Henry Victor Henry Victor (2 October 1892 – 15 March 1945) was an English–American character actor who had his highest profile in the film silent era, he appeared in numerous film roles in his native Britain, before emigrating to the United States ...

. It was based on a novel by

Alexandre Dumas Alexandre Dumas (born Alexandre Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie, 24 July 1802 – 5 December 1870), also known as Alexandre Dumas , was a French novelist and playwright. His works have been translated into many languages and he is one of the mos ...

Cast

as Henry *

as Marguerite de Valois *

as Duc de Guise * Stella St. Audrie as Catherine de' Medici *

Humberston Wright Humberston Wright (27 September 1876 – 1953), sometimes credited as Humberstone Wright or Humberston H. Wright, was a British film actor. Filmography * '' Trapped by the London Sharks'' (1916) * '' Thelma'' (1918) * '' The Secret Woman'' ...

a Charles XI * Harry Agar Lyons as Pierre * Madame d'Esterre as Jeanne d'Albert

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* 1920s historical films 1924 films British historical films British silent feature films 1920s English-language films Films based on French novels Films based on works by Alexandre Dumas Films directed by Maurice Elvey British black-and-white films 1920s British films English-language historical films {{historic-film-stub