the private life of henry viii

January 27 movie: The Private Life of Henry VIII. Charles Laughton shines as Henry VIII. I knew he would be good because he played the same part so well in Young Bess. I also loved Merle Oberon as Anne Boleyn -- she's physically perfect for the part, I just wish she were in the movie more -- and especially Elsa Lanchester as Anne of Cleves. I'd like to read a biography of Anne of Cleves. She's such an interesting figure and she tends to get short shrift in histories of all the wives.