''Cardinal Wolsey'' is a 1912 silent short film drama directed by Laurence Trimble, written by and starring Hal Reid. It was based on the play ''

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. It was produced by the Vitagraph Company of America and distributed through the

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. An incomplete copy of the film is preserved in the National Film and Television Archive,

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Cast

* Hal Reid - Cardinal Wolsey *

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- Catherine of Aragon *

Clara Kimball Young Clara Kimball Young (born Edith Matilda Clara Kimball; September 6, 1890 – October 15, 1960) was an American film actress who was popular in the early silent film era. Early life Edith Matilda Clara Kimball was born in Chicago on Septembe ...

- Anne Boleyn *

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- King Henry VIII *

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- Gardiner, later Bishop of Winchester *Logan Paul - Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury *George Ober - Bishop of Essex *

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- King's friend (*Harold Wilson)

References

External links

* 1912 short films American black-and-white films Films directed by Laurence Trimble Vitagraph Studios short films Silent American drama short films 1912 drama films 1912 films 1910s American films Cultural depictions of Cardinal Wolsey 1910s English-language films {{Short-silent-film-stub