100 minutes
11/12/1923
A young man is tasked by the powerful Cardinal Richelieu to capture one of the cardinal's enemies but falls in love with his target's sister. The film marks the last motion picture appearance by stage actor Robert B. Mantell who plays Cardinal Richelieu and the only silent screen performance of opera singer John Charles Thomas.
Robert B. Mantell
as Cardinal Richelieu
Alma Rubens
as Renee de Cocheforet
Otto Kruger
as Henri de Cocheforet
John Charles Thomas
as Gil De Berault
William Powell
as Duke of Orleans
Mary MacLaren
as Anne of Austria
Gustav von Seyffertitz
as Clom
Paul Panzer
as French Army Lieutenant
Charles Judels
as Antoine
Ian Maclaren
as King Louis XIII
Genevieve Hamper
as Duchesse de Chevreuse
Sidney Herbert
as Father Joseph
Arthur Housman
as Captain La Rolle
George Nash
as Jules
Evelyn Gosnell
as Madame de Cocheforet
Rose Coghlan
as (uncredited)
Frank DeVernon
as (uncredited)
Byron Douglas
as (uncredited)
Martin Faust
as (uncredited)
Helen Mack
as (uncredited)
Arthur Dewey
as Captain of King's Guard
Andrew Dillon
as Captain of Cardinal's Guard