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Borgia bloodlines + psychiatry + murder? This 69-minute fever dream commits to EVERY bit.
TMDB
57
IMDb
59

The Florentine Dagger (1935)

pre-Code chaosgothic pulptalky but unhinged

Overview

MysteryCrime

A playwright descended from the Borgia family becomes a murder suspect.

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Content warning
psychiatristhypnotismdaggerborgia family

Standout Aspects

Direction

Robert Florey's Expressionist shadows on a Poverty Row budget.

Acting

C. Aubrey Smith elevates every scene he's barely in.

Production

The 'Florentine' sets clearly shot in Burbank, and we respect the hustle.

Best for:Solo: Late-night rabbit hole for pre-Code obsessives.·Background: Perfect 1930s wallpaper while you fold laundry dramatically.·Rewatch: Spot which lines got past the Hays Office by accident.
Heads up:Disturbing: Casual hypnotism-as-romance that aged like milk.
Robert Florey

Director

Robert Florey

ReleasedMar 30, 1935
Runtime1h 9m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensitymedium
Tonedark
Feelmedium
Warner Bros. Pictures
The Vitaphone Corporation

Top Cast

Donald Woods

Donald Woods

Juan Cesare

Margaret Lindsay

Margaret Lindsay

Florence Ballau

C. Aubrey Smith

C. Aubrey Smith

Gerard Lytton

Henry O'Neill

Henry O'Neill

Victor Ballau

Robert Barrat

Robert Barrat

Inspector Von Brinkner

Florence Fair

Florence Fair

Teresa

Frank Reicher

Frank Reicher

Von Stein

Charles Judels

Charles Judels

Salvatore

Rafaela Ottiano

Rafaela Ottiano

Lili Salvatore

Paul Porcasi

Paul Porcasi

Antonio

Eily Malyon

Eily Malyon

Fredericka

Egon Brecher

Egon Brecher

Karl

Herman Bing

Herman Bing

Baker

Henry Kolker

Henry Kolker

Auctioneer

Barlowe Borland

Barlowe Borland

Eric (uncredited)

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Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Robert Florey directed this between Murders in the Rue Morgue and The Cocoanuts, proving he could pivot from Poe to Marx Brothers without blinking.

Cultural

The Borgia-as-boogeyman trope peaked in 1930s pulp; this film treats their 'poison blood' as literal hereditary taint, not metaphor.

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