Under the Red Robe (1923 film)
Under the Red Robe is a 1923 American silent historical drama 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]
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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 |
| Music by | William Frederick Peters |
| Cinematography | Gilbert Warrenton Harold Wenstrom |
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| Distributed by | Goldwyn Pictures |
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Running time | 10 reels (2,762 meters) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The novel was refilmed in the sound era in 1937 as Under the Red Robe directed by Victor Seastrom.
Cast
- 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
The film survives complete at the George Eastman House. A Samuel Goldwyn release, it was donated by MGM.[3]
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Under the Red Robe. |
- Under the Red Robe (1923) at the American Film Institute Catalog
- Under the Red Robe (1923) at IMDb
- Under the Red Robe (1923) at the TCM Movie Database
- Synopsis at AllMovie
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