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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

Ian Maclaren

Ian Maclaren

King Louis XIII

Genevieve Hamper

Genevieve Hamper

Duchesse de Chevreuse

Sidney Herbert

Sidney Herbert

Father Joseph

Arthur Housman

Arthur Housman

Captain La Rolle

George Nash

George Nash

Jules

Evelyn Gosnell

Evelyn Gosnell

Madame de Cocheforet

Rose Coghlan

Rose Coghlan

(uncredited)

Frank DeVernon

Frank DeVernon

(uncredited)

Byron Douglas

Byron Douglas

(uncredited)

Martin Faust

Martin Faust

(uncredited)

Helen Mack

Helen Mack

(uncredited)

Arthur Dewey

Arthur Dewey

Captain of King's Guard

Andrew Dillon

Andrew Dillon

Captain of Cardinal's Guard

Crew

Alan Crosland

Alan Crosland

Director

Bayard Veiller

Bayard Veiller

Writer

Stanley J. Weyman

Stanley J. Weyman

Novel

William Frederick Peters

William Frederick Peters

Original Music Composer

Gilbert Warrenton

Gilbert Warrenton

Director of Photography

Harold Wenstrom

Harold Wenstrom

Director of Photography

Joseph Urban

Joseph Urban

Art Direction

Gretl Urban Thurlow

Gretl Urban Thurlow

Costume Design

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Under the Red Robe

19235.0 / 10100 min
History, Drama

Overview

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.