The Scarlet Empress

The Scarlet Empress by Josef von Sternberg

6.90

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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Cast

Marlene Dietrich

Marlene Dietrich as Princess Sophia Frederica / Catherine II

John Lodge

John Lodge as Count Alexei

Sam Jaffe

Sam Jaffe as Grand Duke Peter

Louise Dresser

Louise Dresser as Empress Elizabeth Petrovna

C. Aubrey Smith

C. Aubrey Smith as Prince August

Gavin Gordon

Gavin Gordon as Capt. Gregori Orloff

Olive Tell

Olive Tell as Princess Johanna Elizabeth

Ruthelma Stevens

Ruthelma Stevens as Countess Elizabeth 'Lizzie'

Davison Clark

Davison Clark as Archimandrite Simeon Todorsky / Arch-Episcope

Erville Alderson

Erville Alderson as Chancelor Alexei Bestuchef

Maria Riva

Maria Riva as Sophia as a Child

Jane Darwell

Jane Darwell as Miss Cardell, Sophia's Nurse (uncredited)

Edward Van Sloan

Edward Van Sloan as Herr Wagner (uncredited)

Akim Tamiroff

Akim Tamiroff as Bit Part (uncredited)

Marie Wells

Marie Wells as

Eric Alden

Eric Alden as

Elinor Fair

Elinor Fair as

Julanne Johnston

Julanne Johnston as

Agnes Steele

Agnes Steele as

Philip Sleeman

Philip Sleeman as

Hans Heinrich von Twardowski

Hans Heinrich von Twardowski as

Gerald Fielding

Gerald Fielding as

Richard Alexander

Richard Alexander as

Nadine Beresford

Nadine Beresford as

Hal Boyer

Hal Boyer as

James Burke

James Burke as

John Davidson

John Davidson as

George Davis

George Davis as

Anna Duncan

Anna Duncan as

May Foster

May Foster as

Ivan Linow

Ivan Linow as

James A. Marcus

James A. Marcus as

Eunice Murdock Moore

Eunice Murdock Moore as

Patricia Patrick

Patricia Patrick as

Warner Richmond

Warner Richmond as

Blanche Rose

Blanche Rose as

Katherine Sabichi

Katherine Sabichi as

Sam Savitsky

Sam Savitsky as

Dina Smirnova

Dina Smirnova as

Minnie Steele

Minnie Steele as

Belle Stoddard

Belle Stoddard as

Kent Taylor

Kent Taylor as

Jameson Thomas

Jameson Thomas as

Bruce Warren

Bruce Warren as

Leo White

Leo White as

Harry Woods

Harry Woods as

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