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