
Set 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.

as Cardinal de Medici

as Giuliano de Medici

as General Belmont

as Monterosa

as Baglioni

as Pope Julius II

as Michaelangelo

as Bramante

as Cardinal Orelli

as Spini

as English Abbot

as Francesca Monterosa

as Donna Claricia

as Duenna