Alexei, a young officer, saves the Czarina of a small European kingdom from revolutionary conspirators and is rewarded with her love. Infatuated, he deserts his sweetheart, Anna, the Czarina's lady-in-waiting, only to discover that his Queen is far from true to him. Desperate, he joins the revolutionists and plots against her. The Czarina pleads that she loves only him, and he swears no harm will befall her. Meantime the chancellor nips the revolution in the bud, and the Czarina orders Alexei's arrest. But she causes herself such unhappiness in doing so that she releases him from prison, relinquishes him to Anna, and seeks solace in a new affair with the French Ambassador
Director
Ernst Lubitsch
Pola Negri
Catherine
Rod La Rocque
Capt. Alexei Czerny
Adolphe Menjou
Chancellor
Pauline Starke
Anna
Fred Malatesta
French ambassador
Nick De Ruiz
The General
Carrie Daumery
Lady-in-Waiting
Carlton Griffin
Officer (uncredited)
William Quinn
(uncredited)
Leo White
Driver (uncredited)
Clark Gable
Soldier in Czarina's Guard (uncredited)
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