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Directed by | Robert Florey |
Written by | Brown Holmes (add'l dialogue) |
Screenplay by | Tom Reed |
Based on | The Florentine Dagger (1928 novel) by Ben Hecht |
Starring |
Donald Woods Margaret Lindsay |
Cinematography | Arthur L. Todd |
Edited by | Thomas Pratt |
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Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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69 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Florentine Dagger is a 1935 American film noir mystery film directed by Robert Florey. Donald Woods plays a descendant of the Borgia line, convinced that he's inherited their murderous tendencies. Suspicions deepen when the father of the girl he loves turns up stabbed to death with a Florentine dagger.
The film numbers among the first Hollywood movies in which psychoanalysis is a significant factor in the story.