The Scarlet Empress
1934-05-09

The Scarlet Empress

During the 18th century, German noblewoman Sophia Frederica, who would later become Catherine the Great, travels to Moscow to marry the dimwitted Grand Duke Peter, the heir to the Russian throne. Their arranged marriage proves to be loveless, and Catherine takes many lovers, including the handsome Count Alexei, and bears a son. When the unstable Peter eventually ascends to the throne, Catherine plots to oust him from power.

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Marlene DietrichJohn LodgeSam JaffeLouise DresserC. Aubrey SmithGavin GordonOlive TellRuthelma StevensDavison ClarkErville AldersonMaria RivaJane DarwellEdward Van SloanAkim TamiroffMarie WellsEric AldenElinor FairJulanne JohnstonAgnes SteelePhilip SleemanHans Heinrich von TwardowskiGerald FieldingRichard AlexanderNadine BeresfordHal BoyerJames BurkeJohn DavidsonGeorge DavisAnna DuncanMay FosterIvan LinowJames A. MarcusEunice Murdock MoorePatricia PatrickWarner RichmondBlanche RoseKatherine SabichiSam SavitskyDina SmirnovaMinnie SteeleBelle StoddardKent TaylorJameson ThomasBruce WarrenLeo WhiteHarry Woods

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