The Scarlett Empress (1934) - (Drama, History, Romance)

Passed | 1h 44min | Drama, History, Romance | 7 September 1934 (USA) <br /> <br />Young Princess Sophia of Germany, is taken to Russia, to marry the half-wit Grand Duke Peter, son of the Empress. The domineering Empress hopes to improve the royal blood line. Sophia doesn't like her husband, but she likes Russia, and is very fond of Russian soldiers. She dutifully produces a son -- of questionable fatherhood, but no one seems to mind that. After the old empress dies, Sophia engineers a coup d'etat, with the aid of the military, does away with Peter, and becomes Catherine the Great. <br /> <br />Director: Josef von Sternberg <br /> <br />Writers: Catherine II (diary), Manuel Komroff <br /> <br />Stars: Marlene Dietrich, John Lodge and Sam Jaffe