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Under the Red Robe (1923)

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.

History Drama

Under the Red Robe

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Robert B. Mantell

Robert B. Mantell

as Cardinal Richelieu

as Renee de Cocheforet

as Henri de Cocheforet

John Charles Thomas

John Charles Thomas

as Gil De Berault

as Duke of Orleans

as Anne of Austria

Gustav von Seyffertitz

Gustav von Seyffertitz

as French Army Lieutenant

as King Louis XIII

Genevieve Hamper

Genevieve Hamper

as Duchesse de Chevreuse

as Father Joseph

as Captain La Rolle

as Madame de Cocheforet

as (uncredited)

as (uncredited)

as (uncredited)

as (uncredited)

as (uncredited)

as Captain of King's Guard

as Captain of Cardinal's Guard

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Stanley J. Weyman

Stanley J. Weyman

William Frederick Peters

William Frederick Peters

Original Music Composer

Gilbert Warrenton

Gilbert Warrenton

Director of Photography

Harold Wenstrom

Harold Wenstrom

Director of Photography

Gretl Urban Thurlow

Gretl Urban Thurlow

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