The Florentine Dagger
1935 film by Robert Florey
- March 30, 1935 (1935-03-30) (U.S.)
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The Florentine Dagger is a 1935 American film noir mystery film directed by Robert Florey.
The film numbers among the first Hollywood movies in which psychoanalysis is a significant factor in the story.[2]
Plot
Juan Cesare is a descendant of the Borgia line and convinced that he has inherited their murderous tendencies. Suspicions deepen when the father of the girl he loves turns up stabbed to death with a Florentine dagger.
Cast
- Donald Woods as Juan Cesare
- Margaret Lindsay as Florence Ballau
- C. Aubrey Smith as Dr. Lytton
- Henry O'Neill as Victor Ballau
- Robert Barrat as Inspector Von Brinkner
- Florence Fair as Teresa Holspar
- Frank Reicher as Stage Manager
- Charles Judels as Hotel Proprietor
- Rafaela Ottiano as Lili Salvatore
- Paul Porcasi as Italian policeman
- Eily Malyon as Fredericka, mask maker
- Egon Brecher as Lytton's butler
- Herman Bing as The baker
- Henry Kolker as The auctioneer
Box Office
According to Warner Bros records the film earned $185,000 domestically and $75,000 foreign.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Warner Bros financial information in The William Shaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 16 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
- ^ Smith, Richard Harland. "The Florentine Dagger (1935)" TCM.com
External links
- The Florentine Dagger at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- The Florentine Dagger at IMDb
- The Florentine Dagger at the TCM Movie Database
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