The young Austrian princess Marie Antoinette is arranged to marry Louis XVI, future king of France, in a politically advantageous marriage for the rival countries. The opulent Marie indulges in various whims and flirtations. When Louis XV passes and Louis XVI ascends the French throne, his queen's extravagant lifestyle earns the hatred of the French people, who despise her Austrian heritage.
Marie Antoinette
Norma Shearer
Count Axel de Fersen
Tyrone Power
King Louis XV
John Barrymore
King Louis XVI
Robert Morley
Princesse de Lamballe
Anita Louise
Duke d'Orléans
Joseph Schildkraut
Mme. du Barry
Gladys George
Count de Mercey
Henry Stephenson
Countess de Noailles
Cora Witherspoon
Prince de Rohan
Barnett Parker
Comte d'Artois
Reginald Gardiner
La Motte
Henry Daniell
Toulan
Leonard Penn
Comte de Provence
Albert Dekker
Maria Theresa
Alma Kruger
Drouet
Joseph Calleia
Princesse Therese
Marilyn Knowlden
The Dauphin
Scotty Beckett
Robespierre
George Meeker
Archbishop (uncredited)
Nigel De Brulier
Swedish Ambassador (uncredited)
Charles Waldron
Lafayette (uncredited)
John Burton
Duchess de Polignac (uncredited)
Ruth Hussey
Passport Official (uncredited)
Erville Alderson
Man with Pike (uncredited)
Richard Alexander
Rabblerouser (uncredited)
Sam Ash
Nobleman at Court (uncredited)
King Baggot
Girl (uncredited)
Bonnie Bannon
Municipal Taking the Young Dauphin (uncredited)
Trevor Bardette
Citizen-Officer (uncredited)
Robert Barrat
Townsman at Execution (uncredited)
Ed Brady
Lackey (uncredited)
Thomas Braidon
Official in Passport Office (uncredited)
Al Bridge
Gamin (uncredited)
Peter Bull
Mme. La Motte (uncredited)
Mae Busch
Second Municipal Taking the Young Dauphin (uncredited)
John Butler
Lemonade Vendor (uncredited)
Frank Campeau
Beauregard (uncredited)
David Cavendish
Revolutionary Officer (uncredited)
Lane Chandler
Lady in Waiting to Madame Du Barry (uncredited)
Dorothy Christy
Woman in Gaming House (uncredited)
Ocean Claypool
Man in Gaming House (uncredited)
Roger Converse
Executioner (uncredited)
Harry Cording
Singer in Death Chant (uncredited)
Earl Covert
Citizen at Tribunal (uncredited)
Jules Cowles
Danton (uncredited)
Wade Crosby
Mme. 'Feldy' de Lerchenfeld (uncredited)
Cecil Cunningham
Minister at King's Council (uncredited)
Guy D'Ennery
Toulon (uncredited)
Howard Da Silva
Monsieur de Cosse (uncredited)
Harry Davenport
Man in Gaming House (uncredited)
Vernon Downing
Woman Yelling at Rabblerouser (uncredited)
Claire Du Brey
King's Chamberlain (uncredited)
Frank Elliott
Man with Goblet (uncredited)
Billy Engle
Old Aristocrat at Opera (uncredited)
Harold Entwistle
Woman in Gaming House (uncredited)
Ann Evers
Soldier (uncredited)
Al Ferguson
Peddler (uncredited)
Barry Fitzgerald
First Councilor (uncredited)
Neil Fitzgerald
Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
Jack George
Dowager (uncredited)
Maude Turner Gordon
Woman in Gaming House (uncredited)
Greta Granstedt
Old Nobleman at Birth of Dauphin (uncredited)
Lawrence Grant
Courtesan (uncredited)
Jack Grey
Young Man Fetching Priest (uncredited)
Ben Hall
National Guardsman (uncredited)
Ben Hendricks Jr.
Herald (uncredited)
Holmes Herbert
Major Domo (uncredited)
Ramsay Hill
Marquis De St. Priest (uncredited)
George Houston
Streetwalker (uncredited)
Esther Howard
Olivia (uncredited)
Mary Howard
Man in Opera Gallery (uncredited)
Hugh Huntley
Rabblerouser (uncredited)
Arthur Hurni
Monsieur Boehmer - the Jeweler (uncredited)
Olaf Hytten
Keeper of the Seal (uncredited)
Frank Jaquet
General (uncredited)
Edward Keane
Guard in Louis' Cell (uncredited)
Victor Kilian
Choisell (uncredited)
Claude King
Priest (uncredited)
George Kirby
Court Aide (uncredited)
Henry Kolker
Coach Driver (uncredited)
Duke R. Lee
Nurse (uncredited)
Harts Lind
French Peasant (uncredited)
Jacques Lory
Soldier with Rude Laugh (uncredited)
Frank McGlynn Jr.
Rabblerouser (uncredited)
Horace McMahon
Soldier Announcing Birth (uncredited)
John Merton
Lady in Waiting to Du Barry (uncredited)
Helene Millard
Lady in Waiting to Du Barry (uncredited)
Frances Millen
Singer in Death Chant (uncredited)
M. Morova
LaRue (uncredited)
Corbet Morris
Man Yelling 'Have You Proof?' (uncredited)
Leonard Mudie
Woman at the Opera (uncredited)
Bea Nigro
Lady in Waiting to Du Barry (uncredited)
Mimi Olivera
Bearded Leader of the People (uncredited)
Moroni Olsen
Louise - Marie's Maid (uncredited)
Rafaela Ottiano
Woman in Gaming House (uncredited)
Claire Owen
Fish Wife (uncredited)
Inez Palange
Midget in Student Ball Number (uncredited)
Billy Platt
Convention President (uncredited)
Guy Bates Post
Second Guardsman (uncredited)
Alonzo Price
Rabblerouser (uncredited)
Tom Quinn
Goguelot (uncredited)
Herbert Rawlinson
Midget in Student Ball Number (uncredited)
'Little Billy' Rhodes
Revolutionary Officer (uncredited)
Buddy Roosevelt
Guillaume (uncredited)
Lionel Royce
St. Clair (uncredited)
Tom Rutherford
Townsman at Execution (uncredited)
Harry Semels
Citizen (uncredited)
Allen D. Sewall
Mrs. Tilson - Setting the Table for Four (uncredited)
Kathryn Sheldon
Sauce (uncredited)
Ivan F. Simpson
Footman (uncredited)
William Steele
National Guardsman Bringing Toy Soldier (uncredited)
Carl Stockdale
Second Councilor (uncredited)
Harry Stubbs
Chimney Sweep (uncredited)
Frank Arthur Swales
Man in Gaming House (uncredited)
Phillip Terry
Dowager at Birth of Dauphin (uncredited)
Zeffie Tilbury
Minor Role (uncredited)
Dorothy Tuttle
Officer in Entrance Hall (uncredited)
Theodore von Eltz
King's Confessor (uncredited)
Gustav von Seyffertitz
Dr. Benjamin Franklin (uncredited)
Walter Walker
Woman in Gaming House (uncredited)
Luana Walters
Marat (uncredited)
Anthony Warde
Laclos (uncredited)
Lyons Wickland
Singer in Death Chant (uncredited)
Tudor Williams
Juror (uncredited)
Eric Wilton
Herbert - the Jailer (uncredited)
Ian Wolfe
Governor of Conciergerie (uncredited)
George Zucco
Franz
Howard Lang