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The Scarlet Empress

The Scarlet Empress

The Reigning Beauty of the Screen!

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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.

Cast

Marlene Dietrich poster

Marlene Dietrich

Princess Sophia Frederica / Catherine II

John Lodge poster

John Lodge

Count Alexei

Sam Jaffe poster

Sam Jaffe

Grand Duke Peter

Louise Dresser poster

Louise Dresser

Empress Elizabeth Petrovna

C. Aubrey Smith poster

C. Aubrey Smith

Prince August

Gavin Gordon poster

Gavin Gordon

Capt. Gregori Orloff

Olive Tell poster

Olive Tell

Princess Johanna Elizabeth

Ruthelma Stevens poster

Ruthelma Stevens

Countess Elizabeth 'Lizzie'

Davison Clark poster

Davison Clark

Archimandrite Simeon Todorsky / Arch-Episcope

Erville Alderson poster

Erville Alderson

Chancelor Alexei Bestuchef

Maria Riva poster

Maria Riva

Sophia as a Child

Jane Darwell poster

Jane Darwell

Miss Cardell, Sophia's Nurse (uncredited)

Edward Van Sloan poster

Edward Van Sloan

Herr Wagner (uncredited)

Akim Tamiroff poster

Akim Tamiroff

Bit Part (uncredited)

Marie Wells poster

Marie Wells