She apparently never said the words "Let them eat cake," was politically disconnected and became the victim of ugly propaganda that spread rumors that she was a depraved sex maniac, that she poisoned her own children, etc. Stefan Zweig's 1933 Antoinette biography tempered a great many historical exaggerations of the queen's high-flung lifestyle. Bitter rival Joan Crawford complained that she had no chance at an equal shot for parts, when the 'competition slept with the boss.' It was the crowning vehicle for Irving's wife Norma Shearer, a popular actress of the 30s who definitely benefited from her royal position in the MGM hierarchy. When Irving Thalberg died in 1936 preparations were already underway for a lavish - even by MGM standards - movie about Marie Antoinette, the queen of France beheaded in the French Revolution.
Written by Donald Ogden Stewart, Ernest Vajda, Claudine West from a biography by Stefan Zweig
Starring Norma Shearer, Tyrone Power, John Barrymore, Robert Morley, Anita Louise, Joseph Schildkraut, Gladys George, Henry Stephenson
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