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]

Under the Red Robe
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 by	William Frederick Peters
Production company	Cosmopolitan Productions
Distributed by	Goldwyn Pictures
Release date	November 12, 1923 (1923-11-12) (US)
Running time	10 reels (2,762 meters)
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

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

Cast

Preservation

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

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Under the Red Robe.

• Under the Red Robe (1923) at the American Film Institute Catalog
• Under the Red Robe (1923) at IMDb
• Under the Red Robe (1923) at the TCM Movie Database
• Synopsis at AllMovie

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