Flora Robson, The Best Queen Elizabeth Interpreter

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I, too, was duly impressed by Flora Robson's portrayal as QE I. In every scene in the film she was assertive and commanding, showing the leadership required of a monarch during a sensitive time of impending war, doing her earnest in trying to avoid same by using diplomacy rather than capitulate to the Sea Hawks to build England's fleet to offset Spain's rumored armada. Watched this swashbuckler as a kid growing up and naturally was caught up in the bravado, leadership, the action and sword play characteristic of Errol in his swashbuckling films with little interest in the role of QE. However, as I watched same after all these years Flora's portrayal as the Queen was the best role in the film. She was magnificent and, surprised, as another poster here in this thread noted, that she was not nominated for an academy award as Best Supporting Actress. Yet, not looking up the history of such for the films nominated that year, likely I won't be surprised at the omission for the Golden Age of Hollywood, imo, was the late 30's and 40's. So many o/s films and portrayals that in some cases one can understand why an actress or an actor wasn't nominated or lost to another. The competition was fierce. Nevertheless, I intend to see her in the same role in a film I've never seen (Fire Over England), just to see her in the same role. What a portrayal and role she had in this movie......O/S.