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Under the Red Robe

50 %|Nov 12, 1923|History, Drama

A young man is tasked by the powerful Cardinal Richelieu to capture one of the cardinal's enemies but falls in love with his target's sister. 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.

Featured Crew

Alan Crosland
Director
Bayard Veiller
Writer
Stanley J. Weyman
Novel
William Frederick Peters
Original Music Composer
Gilbert Warrenton
Director of Photography
Harold Wenstrom
Director of Photography
Joseph Urban
Art Direction
Gretl Urban Thurlow
Costume Design

Cast

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Robert B. Mantell
Cardinal Richelieu
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Alma Rubens
Renee de Cocheforet
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Otto Kruger
Henri de Cocheforet
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John Charles Thomas
Gil De Berault
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William Powell
Duke of Orleans
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Mary MacLaren
Anne of Austria
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Paul Panzer
French Army Lieutenant
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Ian Maclaren
King Louis XIII
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Genevieve Hamper
Duchesse de Chevreuse
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Sidney Herbert
Father Joseph
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Arthur Housman
Captain La Rolle
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Evelyn Gosnell
Madame de Cocheforet
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Rose Coghlan
(uncredited)
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Frank DeVernon
(uncredited)
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Byron Douglas
(uncredited)
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Martin Faust
(uncredited)
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Helen Mack
(uncredited)
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Arthur Dewey
Captain of King's Guard
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Andrew Dillon
Captain of Cardinal's Guard