The Florentine Dagger
Appearance
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Directed by | Robert Florey |
Written by | Brown Holmes (add'l dialogue) |
Screenplay by | Tom Reed |
Based on | The Florentine Dagger (1923 novel) by Ben Hecht |
Starring | Donald Woods Margaret Lindsay |
Cinematography | Arthur L. Todd |
Edited by | Thomas Pratt |
Music by | Bernhard Kaun |
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Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 69 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $130,000[1] |
Box office | $260,000[1] |
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
[edit]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
[edit]- 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
[edit]According to Warner Bros records the film earned $185,000 domestically and $75,000 foreign.[1]
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- The Florentine Dagger at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- The Florentine Dagger at IMDb
- The Florentine Dagger at the TCM Movie Database