Under the Red Robe is a 1923 American silent historical drama film directed by Alan Crosland based upon the Stanley Weyman novel Under the Red Robe. The film marks the last motion picture appearance by stage actor Robert B. Mantell who plays Cardinal Richelieu and the only silent screen performance of opera singer John Charles Thomas.[1][2]
| Under the Red Robe | |
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 1923 lobby poster showing Robert B. Mantell and John Charles Thomas | |
| Directed by | Alan Crosland |
| Written by | Bayard Veiller (scenario) |
| Based on | Under the Red Robe (1894 novel) by Stanley J. Weyman |
| Starring | Robert B. Mantell |
| Cinematography | Gilbert Warrenton Harold Wenstrom |
| Music by | William Frederick Peters |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Goldwyn Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 10 reels (2,762 meters) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
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The novel was refilmed in the sound era in 1937 as Under the Red Robe directed by Victor Seastrom.
Plot
editThis article needs a plot summary. (January 2023) |
Cast
edit- Robert B. Mantell as Cardinal Richelieu
- Alma Rubens as Renee de Cocheforet
- Otto Kruger as Henri de Cocheforet
- John Charles Thomas as Gil De Berault
- William Powell as Duke of Orleans
- Ian Maclaren as King Louis XIII
- Genevieve Hamper as Duchess de Chevreuse
- Mary MacLaren as Anne of Austria
- Gustav von Seyffertitz as Clom
- Sidney Herbert as Father Joseph
- Arthur Housman as Captain La Rolle
- Paul Panzer as French Army Lieutenant
- Charles Judels as Antoine
- George Nash as Jules
- Evelyn Gosnell as Madame de Cocheforet
Preservation
editThe film survives complete at the George Eastman House. A Samuel Goldwyn release, it was donated by MGM.[3]
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Under the Red Robe.
- Under the Red Robe (1923) at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- Under the Red Robe (1923) at IMDb
- Under the Red Robe (1923) at the TCM Movie Database
- Synopsis at AllMovie
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