Under the Red Robe

Alan Crosland
1923-11-12

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.
5
100 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Robert B. Mantell Cardinal Richelieu Unowned
Alma Rubens Renee de Cocheforet Unowned
Otto Kruger Henri de Cocheforet Unowned
John Charles Thomas Gil De Berault Unowned
William Powell Duke of Orleans Unowned
Mary MacLaren Anne of Austria Unowned
Gustav von Seyffertitz Clom Unowned
Paul Panzer French Army Lieutenant Unowned
Charles Judels Antoine Unowned
Ian Maclaren King Louis XIII Unowned
Genevieve Hamper Duchesse de Chevreuse Unowned
Sidney Herbert Father Joseph Unowned
Arthur Housman Captain La Rolle Unowned
George Nash Jules Unowned
Evelyn Gosnell Madame de Cocheforet Unowned
Rose Coghlan (uncredited) Unowned
Frank DeVernon (uncredited) Unowned
Byron Douglas (uncredited) Unowned
Martin Faust (uncredited) Unowned
Helen Mack (uncredited) Unowned
Arthur Dewey Captain of King's Guard Unowned
Andrew Dillon Captain of Cardinal's Guard Unowned