The Scarlet Empress
# The Reigning Beauty of the Screen!
📜 Overview:
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.
💵 Budget: USD
900,000
🌏 Languages Available:
English
📆 Date Released:
1934-05-09
⌚ Running Time:
104 mins
⭐ Vote Average:
6.9
Beloved Cast
Princess Sophia Frederica / Catherine II
Marlene Dietrich
Count Alexei
John Lodge
Grand Duke Peter
Sam Jaffe
Empress Elizabeth Petrovna
Louise Dresser
Prince August
C. Aubrey Smith
Capt. Gregori Orloff
Gavin Gordon
Princess Johanna Elizabeth
Olive Tell
Countess Elizabeth 'Lizzie'
Ruthelma Stevens
Archimandrite Simeon Todorsky / Arch-Episcope
Davison Clark
Chancelor Alexei Bestuchef
Erville Alderson
Sophia as a Child
Maria Riva
Miss Cardell, Sophia's Nurse (uncredited)
Jane Darwell
Herr Wagner (uncredited)
Edward Van Sloan
Bit Part (uncredited)
Akim Tamiroff
Marie Wells
Eric Alden
Elinor Fair
Julanne Johnston
Agnes Steele
Philip Sleeman
Hans Heinrich von Twardowski
Gerald Fielding
Richard Alexander
Nadine Beresford
Hal Boyer
James Burke
John Davidson
George Davis
Anna Duncan
May Foster
Ivan Linow
James A. Marcus
Eunice Murdock Moore
Patricia Patrick
Warner Richmond
Blanche Rose
Katherine Sabichi
Sam Savitsky
Dina Smirnova
Minnie Steele
Belle Stoddard
Kent Taylor
Jameson Thomas
Bruce Warren
Leo White
Harry Woods
