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.