The Florentine Dagger

The Florentine Dagger
theatrical release poster
Directed by	Robert Florey
Written by	Brown Holmes (add'l dialogue)
Screenplay by	Tom Reed
Based on	The Florentine Dagger (1923 novel) by Ben Hecht
Starring	Donald Woods Margaret Lindsay
Cinematography	Arthur L. Todd
Edited by	Thomas Pratt
Music by	Bernhard Kaun
Production company	Warner Bros.
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	March 30, 1935 (1935-03-30)(U.S.)
Running time	69 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$130,000 [1]
Box office	$260,000 [1]

The Florentine Dagger is a 1935 American film noir mystery film directed by Robert Florey.

The film numbers among the first Hollywood movies in which psychoanalysis is a significant factor in the story. ^[2]

Plot

Juan Cesare is a descendant of the Borgia line and convinced that he has inherited their murderous tendencies. Suspicions deepen when the father of the girl he loves turns up stabbed to death with a Florentine dagger.

Cast

• Donald Woods as Juan Cesare
• Margaret Lindsay as Florence Ballau
• C. Aubrey Smith as Dr. Lytton
• Henry O'Neill as Victor Ballau
• Robert Barrat as Inspector Von Brinkner
• Florence Fair as Teresa Holspar
• Frank Reicher as Stage Manager
• Charles Judels as Hotel Proprietor
• Rafaela Ottiano as Lili Salvatore
• Paul Porcasi as Italian policeman
• Eily Malyon as Fredericka, mask maker
• Egon Brecher as Lytton's butler
• Herman Bing as The baker
• Henry Kolker as The auctioneer

Box Office

According to Warner Bros records the film earned $185,000 domestically and $75,000 foreign. ^[1]

References

1. Warner Bros financial information in The William Schaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 16 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
2. Smith, Richard Harland. "The Florentine Dagger (1935)" TCM.com

External links

• The Florentine Dagger at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
• The Florentine Dagger at IMDb
• The Florentine Dagger at the TCM Movie Database