The Florentine Dagger

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.

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.

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