# The Florentine Dagger > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/The_Florentine_Dagger > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/The_Florentine_Dagger.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Florentine_Dagger > Source revision: 1340295048 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1935 film by Robert Florey The Florentine Dagger Theatrical release poster 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 Warner Bros. Pictures Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures Release date March 30, 1935 (1935-03-30) (U.S.) Running time 69 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $130,000[1] Box office $260,000[1] ***The Florentine Dagger*** is a 1935 American [film noir](/source/Film_noir) [mystery film](/source/Mystery_film) directed by [Robert Florey](/source/Robert_Florey). The film numbers among the first Hollywood movies in which [psychoanalysis](/source/Psychoanalysis) is a significant factor in the story.[2] ## Plot Juan Cesare is a descendant of the [Borgia line](/source/Borgia_Family) 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](/source/Florence) dagger. ## Cast - [Donald Woods](/source/Donald_Woods_(actor)) as Juan Cesare - [Margaret Lindsay](/source/Margaret_Lindsay) as Florence Ballau - [C. Aubrey Smith](/source/C._Aubrey_Smith) as Dr. Lytton - [Henry O'Neill](/source/Henry_O'Neill) as Victor Ballau - [Robert Barrat](/source/Robert_Barrat) as Inspector Von Brinkner - Florence Fair as Teresa Holspar - [Frank Reicher](/source/Frank_Reicher) as Stage Manager - [Charles Judels](/source/Charles_Judels) as Hotel Proprietor - [Rafaela Ottiano](/source/Rafaela_Ottiano) as Lili Salvatore - [Paul Porcasi](/source/Paul_Porcasi) as Italian policeman - [Eily Malyon](/source/Eily_Malyon) as Fredericka, mask maker - [Egon Brecher](/source/Egon_Brecher) as Lytton's butler - [Herman Bing](/source/Herman_Bing) as The baker - [Henry Kolker](/source/Henry_Kolker) as The auctioneer ## Box Office According to Warner Bros records the film earned $185,000 domestically and $75,000 foreign.[1] ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-warners_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-warners_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-warners_1-2) Warner Bros financial information in The William Schaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 16 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551 1. **[^](#cite_ref-tcmart_2-0)** Smith, Richard Harland. ["The Florentine Dagger (1935)"](https://web.archive.org/web/20111226213242/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/75209/The-Florentine-Dagger/#articles-reviews) [TCM.com](/source/TCM.com) ## External links - [*The Florentine Dagger*](https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/4110) at the *[AFI Catalog of Feature Films](/source/AFI_Catalog_of_Feature_Films)* - [*The Florentine Dagger*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0026369/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) - [*The Florentine Dagger*](https://web.archive.org/web/1/https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/75209/enwp) at the [TCM Movie Database](/source/Turner_Classic_Movies#TCMdb) (archived) v t e Ben Hecht Films directed Crime Without Passion (1934) Once in a Blue Moon (1935) The Scoundrel (1935) Soak the Rich (1936) Angels Over Broadway (1940) Specter of the Rose (1946) Actor's and Sin (1952) Films written only Underworld (1927) The Great Gabbo (1929) The Unholy Night (1929) Roadhouse Nights (1930) The Unholy Garden (1931) Scarface (1932) Hallelujah, I'm a Bum (1933) Topaze (1933) Turn Back the Clock (1933) Design for Living (1933) Viva Villa! 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