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1923 lobby poster showing Robert B. Mantell and John Charles Thomas
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Directed by | Alan Crosland |
Written by | Bayard Veiller (scenario) |
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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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10 reels (2,762 meters) |
Country | United States |
Language |
Silent (English intertitles) |
Under the Red Robe is a 1923 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.
The novel was refilmed in the sound era in 1937 as Under the Red Robe directed by Victor Seastrom.
The film survives complete at the George Eastman House. A Samuel Goldwyn release, it was donated by MGM.