Under the Red Robe(1923)
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.
Movie: Under the Red Robe
Top 10 Billed Cast
Cardinal Richelieu
Renee de Cocheforet
Henri de Cocheforet
Gil De Berault
Duke of Orleans
Anne of Austria
Clom
French Army Lieutenant
Antoine
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