Cardinal Richelieu spares the life of a convicted duelist (Veidt) provided he will capture the leader of the Huguenots.Cardinal Richelieu spares the life of a convicted duelist (Veidt) provided he will capture the leader of the Huguenots.Cardinal Richelieu spares the life of a convicted duelist (Veidt) provided he will capture the leader of the Huguenots.
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- Edmond, Duke of Fiox
- (as F. Wyndham Goldie)
- Clon
- (as Balliol Holloway)
- Louis
- (as Shayle Gardner)
- Leval
- (as Ben Soutten)
Storyline
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- TriviaThis film received its earliest documented USA telecasts in Chicago Sunday 4 September 1949 on WGN (Channel 9), in Detroit Sunday 11 September 1949 on WWJ (Channel 4), in Atlanta Wednesday 28 September 1949 on WSB (Channel 8), in Boston Sunday 16 October 1949 on WBZ (Channel 4), in Cincinnati Sunday 13 November 1949 on WLW-T (Channel 4), in Philadelphia Sunday 27 November 1949 on WFIL (Channel 6), in New York City Friday 13 January 1950 on WPIX (Channel 11), in Los Angeles Friday 24 February 1950 on KTLA (Channel 5) and in San Francisco Monday 10 April 1950 on KGO (Channel 7).
- Quotes
Cardinal Richelieu: Where did you find your Englishman?
Gil de Berault: I overtook him 50 miles from Calais.
Cardinal Richelieu: What did he say?
Gil de Berault: Nothing, your Eminence.
Cardinal Richelieu: Typically English. What did he do?
Gil de Berault: Fought, your Eminence.
Cardinal Richelieu: Typically English. And then?
Gil de Berault: We had an excellent fight, your Eminence.
Cardinal Richelieu: Did you leave him dead?
Gil de Berault: Oh... not very.
- ConnectionsRemake of Under the Red Robe (1923)
You can't have everything, and I wanted to see more of the deliciously ruthless Raymond Massey, who got second billing as Cardinal Richelieu but only a few minutes of screen time. A great discovery for me was Romney Brent. I looked him up, and most of his career was on the stage, so to see this delightful character player on the screen is a real treat. Annabella's heavy accent is hard to decipher, but she's so lovely, who cares, especially when she's framed by Victor Sjöstrōm, who brought us Garbo.
The sets are impressive, and the story is an interesting piece of historical fiction. There really is a Château Foix (subtitles call it "Fiox"), which did have a connection to Richelieu. If you're a movie lover, then look past the poor print and be grateful for this unearthed gem.
- jacksflicks
- Jul 22, 2017
Details
- Runtime1 hour 20 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1