Charles Laughton as King Henry VIII - Chicken Eating Scene

Charles Laughton became the first actor in a British film to win an Oscar for his portrayal of the much-married monarch in “The Private Life of Henry VIII“ (1933). In this famous scene, he’s in a state of fury at having been nagged by all and sundry, including the royal barber, to marry yet again, despite having had three wives already. By the end of the film he has had six wives, the fifth of whom, Catherine Howard (played here by Binnie Barnes) sings to him during dinner once he’s finished demolishing his