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HistoryRomanceDrama

Cardinal Richelieu

- Should CLERGYMEN Actively Participate in POLITICS?

The cunning Cardinal Richelieu must save King Louis XIII from treachery within his inner circle.

Release Date : 1935-04-18

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : 20th Century Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

George Arliss

Character Name : Cardinal Richelieu

Original Name : George Arliss

Gender : Male

Edward Arnold

Character Name : Louis XIII

Original Name : Edward Arnold

Gender : Male

Maureen O'Sullivan

Character Name : Lenore

Original Name : Maureen O'Sullivan

Gender : Female

Cesar Romero

Character Name : Andre de Pons

Original Name : Cesar Romero

Gender : Male

Violet Kemble Cooper

Character Name : Queen Marie

Original Name : Violet Kemble Cooper

Gender : Female

Katharine Alexander

Character Name : Queen Anne

Original Name : Katharine Alexander

Gender : Female

Halliwell Hobbes

Character Name : Father Joseph

Original Name : Halliwell Hobbes

Gender : Male

Francis Lister

Character Name : Gaston

Original Name : Francis Lister

Gender : Male

Lumsden Hare

Character Name : Gustavus Adolphus - King of Sweden

Original Name : Lumsden Hare

Gender : Male

Keith Hitchcock

Character Name : Duke D'Epernon

Original Name : Keith Hitchcock

Gender : Male

Murray Kinnell

Character Name : Duke of Lorraine

Original Name : Murray Kinnell

Gender : Male

Herbert Bunston

Character Name : Duke of Normandy

Original Name : Herbert Bunston

Gender : Male

Guy Bellis

Character Name : Duke of Buckingham

Original Name : Guy Bellis

Gender : Male

Boyd Irwin

Character Name : Austrian Prime Minister

Original Name : Boyd Irwin

Gender : Male

Leonard Mudie

Character Name : Olivares

Original Name : Leonard Mudie

Gender : Male

David Clyde

Character Name : Inn-Keeper

Original Name : David Clyde

Gender : Male

Charles E. Evans

Character Name : Old Inn-Keeper

Original Name : Charles E. Evans

Gender : Male

Reginald Sheffield

Character Name : Richelieu's Outrider

Original Name : Reginald Sheffield

Gender : Male

Eddie Dunn

Character Name : Tradesman

Original Name : Eddie Dunn

Gender : Male

William Worthington

Character Name : King's Chamberlain

Original Name : William Worthington

Gender : Male

Pat Somerset

Character Name : King's Captain of Guards

Original Name : Pat Somerset

Gender : Male

Leo McCabe

Character Name : Richelieu's Captain of Guards

Original Name : Leo McCabe

Gender : Male

Gilbert Emery

Character Name : Noble

Original Name : Gilbert Emery

Gender : Male

Holmes Herbert

Character Name : Noble

Original Name : Holmes Herbert

Gender : Male

Lionel Belmore

Character Name : Agitator

Original Name : Lionel Belmore

Gender : Male

Wilson Benge

Character Name : Agitator

Original Name : Wilson Benge

Gender : Male

John Carradine

Character Name : Agitator

Original Name : John Carradine

Gender : Male

Tom Ricketts

Character Name : Agitator

Original Name : Tom Ricketts

Gender : Male

Arthur Treacher

Character Name : Agitator

Original Name : Arthur Treacher

Gender : Male

David Thursby

Character Name : Agitator

Original Name : David Thursby

Gender : Male

Reginald Barlow

Character Name : Agitator

Original Name : Reginald Barlow

Gender : Male

Dexter McReynolds

Character Name : Agitator

Original Name : Dexter McReynolds

Gender : Male

Jack Carlyle

Character Name : Richelieu's Second Captain of Guards

Original Name : Jack Carlyle

Gender : Male

Jack Harvey

Character Name : Brugnon

Original Name : Jack Harvey

Gender : Male

Perry Ivins

Character Name : Frenchman

Original Name : Perry Ivins

Gender : Male

Raymond Lawrence

Character Name : Guard in Corridor

Original Name : Raymond Lawrence

Gender : Male

Jack Rutherford

Character Name : Outrider

Original Name : Jack Rutherford

Gender : Male

Eric Wilton

Character Name : Arresting Officer

Original Name : Eric Wilton

Gender : Male

Reviews

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-06-19

George Arliss is the eponymous red clergyman attempting to control 17th Century France. He is the first minister of the ineffectual Louis XIII and as such, is the object of pretty universal loathing from serfs and nobles alike. He is also, however, remarkably astute and thick-skinned, and will manoeuvre and scheme to advance the cause and safety of his nation. Sadly, though - even with all that to work with, neither director Rowland V. Lee, nor Arliss himself really deliver anything particularly exciting or intriguing. The plotting and counter-plotting is all just a bit shallow, the wordy dialogue neuters the characters quite effectively and the pace of the whole thing lurches rather than flows. It has grand set staging, but that seems to suggest it might make for a better play than a movie and although there are plenty of familiar faces propping him up - Cesar Romero, Edward Arnold and quite a jolly contribution from Maureen O'Sullivan, on the whole I was disappointed by this rather dry, procedural drama.