The Scarlet Empress
movie
View on VideBits →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 & crew
C. Aubrey Smith · Davison Clark · Erville Alderson · Gavin Gordon · John Lodge · Louise Dresser · Marlene Dietrich · Olive Tell · Ruthelma Stevens · Sam Jaffe · Josef von Sternberg · Eleanor McGeary · Manuel Komroff