Movie: "The Scarlet Empress"
| Release Date: | May 1934 |
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| Genres: | Drama / History / Romance |
| Runtime: | 104 min. |
| Cast: | Marlene Dietrich (Catherine II), John Lodge (Count Alexei), Sam Jaffe (Grand Duke Peter) Louise Dresser (Empress Elizabeth Petrovna) C. Aubrey Smith (Prince August) Gavin Gordon (Capt. Gregori Orloff) Olive Tell (Princess Johanna Elizabeth) Ruthelma Stevens (Countess Elizabeth 'Lizzie') Davison Clark (Archimandrite Simeon Todorsky) Erville Alderson (Chancelor Alexei Bestuchef) Philip Sleeman (Count Lestoq (as Phillip Sleeman)) Marie Wells (Marie Tshoglokof) Hans Heinrich von Twardowski (Ivan Shuvolov (as Hans von Twardowski)) Gerald Fielding (Lt. Dmitri) Maria Riva (Sophia as a child (as Maria)) Eric Alden (Lackey #5 (uncredited)) Richard Alexander (Count von Breummer (uncredited)) Nadine Beresford (Sophia's aunt (uncredited)) Thomas C. Blythe (Narcissus (uncredited)) Hal Boyer (Paul (lackey #1) (uncredited)) James Burke (Guard (uncredited)) Jane Darwell (Miss Cardell, Sophia's Nurse...) Clyde David (Narcissus (uncredited)) John Davidson (Marquis de la Chetardie (uncredited)) George Davis (Jester (uncredited)) Anna Duncan (Catherine's lady-in-waiting...) Elinor Fair (Catherine's lady-in-waiting...) May Foster (Elizabeth's lady-in-waiting...) Julanne Johnston (Catherine's lady-in-waiting...) James A. Marcus (Innkeeper (uncredited)) Petra McAllister (Sophia's aunt (uncredited)) Eunice Murdock Moore (Sophia's aunt (uncredited)) Patricia Patrick (Catherine's lady-in-waiting...) Warner Richmond (Castle Guard (uncredited)) Blanche Rose (Sophia's aunt (uncredited)) Barbara Sabichi (Elizabeth's lady-in-waiting...) Katherine Sabichi (Catherine's lady-in-waiting...) Dina Smirnova (Catherine's lady-in-waiting...) Agnes Steele (Elizabeth's lady-in-waiting...) Minnie Steele (Elizabeth's lady-in-waiting...) Elaine St. Maur (Catherine's lady-in-waiting...) Belle Stoddard (Sophia's aunt (uncredited)) Akim Tamiroff (Bit part (uncredited)) Kent Taylor (Paul (uncredited)) Jameson Thomas (Lt. Ovitsyn (uncredited)) Edward Van Sloan (Herr Wagner (uncredited)) Bruce Warren (Lackey (uncredited)) Leo White (Beautician curling Catherine's...) Harry Woods (Doctor #1 (uncredited)) |
Storyline: Young Princess Sophia of Germany is taken to Russia to marry the half-wit Grand Duke Peter, son of the Empress. The domineering Empress hopes to improve the royal blood line. Sophia doesn't like her husband, but she likes Russia, and is very fond of Russian soldiers. She dutifully produces a son -- of questionable fatherhood, but no one seems to mind that. After the old empress dies, Sophia engineers a coup d'etat with the aid of the military, does away with Peter, and becomes Catherine the Great.
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