The Cardinal
1936Set 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.
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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