Cardinal Richelieu (1935)
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Released generally as Cardinal Richelieu, this George Arliss vehicle was based on the popular 19th-century blank-verse play by Lord Edward Bulwer-Lytton. Downplaying the more villainous aspects of the character, Arliss portrays Richelieu as a dry-witted foxy-grandpa type, manipulating the… More Released generally as Cardinal Richelieu, this George Arliss vehicle was based on the popular 19th-century blank-verse play by Lord Edward Bulwer-Lytton. Downplaying the more villainous aspects of the character, Arliss portrays Richelieu as a dry-witted foxy-grandpa type, manipulating the well-meaning but often ineffectual French monarch Louis XIII (Edward Arnold) and cleverly outmaneuvering his scurrilous enemies, especially Louis' power-hungry brother Gaston (Francis Lister). Richelieu even finds time to smooth the romantic path of the young lovers, his young ward Lenore (Maureen O'Sullivan) and handsome Andre de Pons (Cesar Romero) -- though he does this mainly to suit his own political and ecumenical purposes. Highlights include the famous scene in which the wily Richelieu defeats his foes by threatening them with eternal damnation! Richelieu was George Arliss's last American film; henceforth, he would appear only in British productions. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Rowland V. Lee
- Genres
- Drama
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Apr 18, 1935 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Directed in a fine technical workmanlike way.
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Cast
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George Arliss
as Cardinal Richelieu
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Halliwell Hobbes
as Father Joseph
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Edward Arnold
as Louis XIII
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Katherine Alexander
as Queen Anne
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Maureen O'Sullivan
as Lenore
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Cesar Romero
as Andre de Pons
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Douglas Dumbrille
as Baradas
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Francis Lister
as Gaston
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Herbert Bunston
as Duke of Brittany
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Gilbert Emery
as Duke of Normandy
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Russell Hicks
as Le Moyne
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Murray Kinnell
as Duke of Lorraine
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Joseph R. Tozer
as DeBussey
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Keith Hitchcock
as D'Esperron
