The Cardinal

The Cardinal

71 mins | Drama, History | Jan. 4, 1936

Set in 15th-century Italy, The Cardinal stars Matheson Lang as one Cardinal de Medici. Bound by the rules of the confessional, the cardinal is unable to disclose the multitude of sins revealed to him by one of his most influential parishioners. De Medici's dilemma is compounded by the fact that the confessor has committed a murder for which the Cardinal's brother has been arrested. The basic plot gimmick was good for another go-round in the 1953 Hitchcock flick I Confess. This 7-reel British film was based on a play by Louis N. Parker.

The Cardinal

71 mins | Drama, History | Jan. 4, 1936

The Cardinal
Set in 15th-century Italy, The Cardinal stars Matheson Lang as one Cardinal de Medici. Bound by the rules of the confessional, the cardinal is unable to disclose the multitude of sins revealed to him by one of his most influential parishioners. De Medici's dilemma is compounded by the fact that the confessor has committed a murder for which the Cardinal's brother has been arrested. The basic plot gimmick was good for another go-round in the 1953 Hitchcock flick I Confess. This 7-reel British film was based on a play by Louis N. Parker.
Producers Grosvenor Films Ltd.
Original title The Cardinal
Directors Sinclair Hill, Anthony Nelson Keys
Writers D.B. Wyndham-Lewis

Cast

Matheson Lang

as Cardinal de Medici

Eric Portman

as Giuliano de Medici

Robert Atkins

as General Belmont

O.B. Clarence

as Monterosa

Douglas Jefferies

as Baglioni

F.B.J. Sharp

as Pope Julius II

Wilfred Fletcher

as Michaelangelo

A. Bromley Davenport

as Bramante

Rayner Barton

as Cardinal Orelli

Edgar K. Bruce

as Spini

David Horne

as English Abbot

June Duprez

as Francesca Monterosa

Henrietta Watson

as Donna Claricia

Dora Barton

as Duenna