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Under the Red Robe

"The $1,500,000 Picture That makes you see, feel, actually live the tumultuous scenes of romance and intrigue screened from Stanley Weyman's thrilling masterpiece of the Old France and the great Cardinal Richelieu."

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.

Top Cast

  • Robert B. Mantell

    Robert B. Mantell

    Cardinal Richelieu

  • Alma Rubens

    Alma Rubens

    Renee de Cocheforet

  • Otto Kruger

    Otto Kruger

    Henri de Cocheforet

  • John Charles Thomas

    John Charles Thomas

    Gil De Berault

  • William Powell

    William Powell

    Duke of Orleans

  • Mary MacLaren

    Mary MacLaren

    Anne of Austria

  • Gustav von Seyffertitz

    Gustav von Seyffertitz

    Clom

  • Paul Panzer

    Paul Panzer

    French Army Lieutenant

  • Charles Judels

    Charles Judels

    Antoine

Overview

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.

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