The Scarlet Empress
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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 DietrichPrincess Sophia Frederica / Catherine II 
John LodgeCount Alexei 
Sam JaffeGrand Duke Peter 
Louise DresserEmpress Elizabeth Petrovna 
C. Aubrey SmithPrince August 
Gavin GordonCapt. Gregori Orloff 
Olive TellPrincess Johanna Elizabeth 
Ruthelma StevensCountess Elizabeth 'Lizzie' 
Davison ClarkArchimandrite Simeon Todorsky / Arch-Episcope 
Erville AldersonChancelor Alexei Bestuchef 
Maria RivaSophia as a Child 
Jane DarwellMiss Cardell, Sophia's Nurse (uncredited) 
Edward Van SloanHerr Wagner (uncredited) 
Akim TamiroffBit Part (uncredited) 
Marie Wells 
Eric Alden
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