Under the Red Robe
Cast & Crew
Alan Crosland
Robert B. Mantell
John Charles Thomas
Alma Rubens
Otto Kruger
William Powell
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Synopsis
Gil de Bérault engages in a duel despite the orders of Cardinal Richelieu, Prime Minister of France under King Louis XIII. To save his life, Bérault must capture Henri de Cocheforet, a suspected leader in a plot to overthrow the monarch, and bring him to the palace. Bérault captures Cocheforet but becomes a captive of the wiles of Renée, Cocheforet's beautiful sister. He abandons his purpose and returns to the palace emptyhanded. In the meantime, the king's brother, the Duke of Orléans, a conspirator against Richelieu, persuades the king to dismiss Richelieu. derault reveals Orléans's treachery; Richelieu is returned to favor, and Bérault is praised for his loyalty.
Director
Alan Crosland
Cast
Robert B. Mantell
John Charles Thomas
Alma Rubens
Otto Kruger
William Powell
Ian Maclaren
Genevieve Hamper
Mary Maclaren
Rose Coghlan
Gustav Von Seyffertitz
Sidney Herbert
Arthur Houseman
Paul Panzer
Charles Judels
George Nash
Evelyn Gosnell
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The film was listed at 12,000 ft. in some sources.