Lady Godiva of Coventry

Lady Godiva of Coventry is a 1955 American Technicolor historical drama film, directed by Arthur Lubin. It starred Maureen O'Hara in the title role. Alec Harford, the English actor who portrayed Tom the Tailor, died eight months before the film's release. Plot The film is set in 11th-century England. King Edward the Confessor (Eduard Franz) wants the Saxon Lord Leofric (George Nader), who rules Coventry, to marry a Norman woman, Yolanda. When he refuses, he is sentenced to jail, where he meets Godiva (Maureen O'Hara), the sheriff's sister. The two fall in love and soon they are wed. The times are turbulent and Godiva proves a militant bride; unhistorically, unrest between the Anglo-Saxon populace and the increasingly influential Norman French lead to her famous ride. Cast Maureen O'Hara as Lady Godiva George Nader as Lord Leofric Victor McLaglen as Grimald Rex Reason as Harold Torin Thatcher as Lord Godwin Eduard Franz as King Edward Leslie Bradley as Comte Eustace Arthur Shields as Innkeeper Robert Warwick as Humbert Arthur Gould-Porter as Thorold Grant Withers as Pendar Anthony Eustrel as Prior Kathryn Givney as An Abbess Sim Iness as Oswin Thayer Roberts as William, Duke of Normandy Alec Harford as Tom the Tailor Clint Eastwood as First Saxon Production In early 1954, it was announced that Maureen O'Hara would star in the film based on a script by Oscar Brodney produced by Robert Arthur. It was made at Universal, where O'Hara had a one-film-a-year contract. The script was described as "semi-historical".