The Scarlet Empress
(1934)

The Reigning Beauty of the Screen!

Released: 1934-05-09

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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.

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Marlene Dietrich

as Princess Sophia Frederica / Catherine II

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John Lodge

as Count Alexei

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Sam Jaffe

as Grand Duke Peter

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Louise Dresser

as Empress Elizabeth Petrovna

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C. Aubrey Smith

as Prince August

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Gavin Gordon

as Capt. Gregori Orloff

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Olive Tell

as Princess Johanna Elizabeth

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Ruthelma Stevens

as Countess Elizabeth 'Lizzie'

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Davison Clark

as Archimandrite Simeon Todorsky / Arch-Episcope

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Erville Alderson

as Chancelor Alexei Bestuchef

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Maria Riva

as Sophia as a Child

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Jane Darwell

as Miss Cardell, Sophia's Nurse (uncredited)

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Edward Van Sloan

as Herr Wagner (uncredited)

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Akim Tamiroff

as Bit Part (uncredited)

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