''Henry the Ache'' is a

black-and-white Black-and-white (B&W or B/W) images combine black and white in a continuous spectrum, producing a range of shades of grey. Media The history of various visual media began with black and white, and as technology improved, altered to color. ...

short film A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes ...

burlesque A burlesque is a literary, dramatic or musical work intended to cause laughter by caricaturing the manner or spirit of serious works, or by ludicrous treatment of their subjects.

of the 1933 film '' The Private Life of Henry VIII'' starring Bert Lahr and Shemp Howard. The comedy was filmed at Van Beuren Studios and released by

RKO Radio Pictures RKO Radio Pictures Inc., commonly known as RKO Pictures or simply RKO, was an American film production and distribution company, one of the "Big Five" film studios of Hollywood's Golden Age. The business was formed after the Keith-Albee-Orphe ...

on January 26, 1934.

Cast

* Bert Lahr ...

King Henry VIII Henry VIII (28 June 149128 January 1547) was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547. Henry is best known for his six marriages, and for his efforts to have his first marriage (to Catherine of Aragon) annulled. His disag ...

* Janet Reade ... Catherine Howard * Monte Collins ... Thomas Culpeper * Shemp Howard ... Artie *

Leni Stengel Leni Stengel (September 12, 1901 – July 1, 1982) was a German-born actress who appeared on Broadway, on television, and in films, through the 1920s to 1950s. Early life She was born in Berlin, Germany Berlin ( , ) is the capital and ...

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Anne of Cleves Anne of Cleves (german: Anna von Kleve; 1515 – 16 July 1557) was Queen of England from 6 January to 12 July 1540 as the fourth wife of King Henry VIII. Not much is known about Anne before 1527, when she became betrothed to Francis, Duke of ...

* The Girlfriend Trio ... Ladies in Waiting

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1934 films American black-and-white films Films directed by Ray McCarey RKO Pictures short films 1934 comedy films Films about capital punishment Films set in Tudor England Films about Henry VIII American parody films American satirical films American slapstick comedy films 1930s American films {{short-comedy-film-stub