Under the Red Robe (1923 film)

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Under the Red Robe
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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
Cinematography Gilbert Warrenton
Harold Wenstrom
Music byWilliam Frederick Peters
Production
company
Distributed by Goldwyn Pictures
Release date
  • November 12, 1923 (1923-11-12)(US)
Running time
10 reels
(2,762 meters)
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

Under the Red Robe is a 1923 American silent historical drama film 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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Under the Red Robe film still

The novel was refilmed in the sound era in 1937 as Under the Red Robe directed by Victor Seastrom.

Plot

Cast

Preservation

The film survives complete at the George Eastman House. A Samuel Goldwyn release, it was donated by MGM. [3]

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