The Prime Minister (film) The Prime Minister (film) The Prime Minister is a British 1941 British historical drama film directed by Thorold Dickinson and starring John Gielgud, Diana Wynyard, Fay Compton and Stephen Murray. It details the life and times of Benjamin Disraeli, who became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. It depicts his long marriage to Mary Disraeli and his relationship with various other public figures of the era including William Gladstone, Lord Melbourne and Queen Victoria. Gielgud would later reprise his role as Disraeli in the ITV television drama "Edward the Seventh" (1975). The film was shot at Teddington Studios by the
Pamela Stanley was Sarah Siddons. Pamela Stanley's aunt (her father's sister) was Venetia Stanley who was the recipient of a great many letters from the Prime Minister, H. H. Asquith. The Barons Stanley of Alderley and the Earls of Derby (the Stanleys of Bickerstaffe) are descended from Thomas Stanley, 1st Baron Stanley. The Derby Stakes were named after the 12th Earl of Derby, Edward Smith-Stanley, thus giving rise to the play in which Pamela Stanley made her stage début. Pamela Stanley Pamela Margaret Stanley (6 September 1909 – 30 June 1991) was a British actress who appeared in a number of stage