Under the Red Robe (1937 film)

Under the Red Robe
Directed byVictor Sjöström
Written byArthur Wimperis
Screenplay byLajos Bíró
Philip Lindsay
J.L. Hodson
Based onUnder the Red Robe
by Stanley J. Weyman
Produced byRobert Kane
StarringConrad Veidt
Annabella
Raymond Massey
CinematographyJames Wong Howe
Georges Périnal
Edited byJames B. Clark
Music byArthur Benjamin
Production
company
New World Pictures
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release dates
  • 31 May 1937 (1937-05-31) (United States)
  • 8 November 1937 (1937-11-08) (United Kingdom)
CountriesUnited Kingdom
United States
LanguageEnglish

Under the Red Robe is a 1937 British-American historical adventure film directed by Victor Sjöström and starring Conrad Veidt, Annabella and Raymond Massey. It was written by Arthur Wimperis, Lajos Bíró, Philip Lindsay and J.L. Hodson, based on the 1894 novel of the same title by Stanley J. Weyman.

The film is set during the religious wars of early 17th century France; events in the novel itself means it can be dated to the autumn of 1630.

The story was previously filmed in 1915 (by Wilfred Noy) and 1923 (by Alan Crosland). Before both films a play had been produced on Broadway in 1896–1897 starring Viola Allen and William Faversham.