Mary of Scotland (film)
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| Directed by | John Ford |
| Screenplay by | Dudley Nichols |
| Based on | Mary of Scotland 1933 play by Maxwell Anderson |
| Produced by | Pandro S. Berman |
| Starring | Katharine Hepburn Fredric March Florence Eldridge Douglas Walton John Carradine |
| Cinematography | Joseph H. August Jack MacKenzie |
| Edited by | Jane Loring |
| Music by | Nathaniel Shilkret |
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| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
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Running time | 123 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $864,000 |
| Box office | $1,276,000 |
Mary of Scotland is a 1936 American historical drama film starring Katharine Hepburn as the 16th-century ruler Mary, Queen of Scots. Directed by John Ford, it is an adaptation of the 1933 Maxwell Anderson play, with Fredric March reprising the role of Bothwell, which he also performed on stage during the run of play. The screenplay was written by Dudley Nichols. Ginger Rogers wanted to play this role and made a screen test, but RKO rejected her request to be cast in the part feeling that the role was not suitable to her image.