The Florentine Dagger
1935 film by Robert Florey
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The Florentine Dagger is a 1935 American film noir mystery film directed by Robert Florey.
Directed byRobert Florey
Written byBrown Holmes (add'l dialogue)
Screenplay byTom Reed
Based onThe Florentine Dagger (1923 novel) by Ben Hecht
| The Florentine Dagger | |
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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 |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 69 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $130,000[1] |
| Box office | $260,000[1] |
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]
