The Scarlet Lady

Story

Synopsis

The film follows Lya, a woman seeking refuge from Cossack soldiers, who finds herself at the palace of Prince Nicholas. She becomes his majordomo and they fall in love, but their relationship is disrupted when Nicholas learns of her past with a Bolshevik leader. Lya is expelled, becomes a terrorist, and later encounters Nicholas again, now disguised as a servant. When Nicholas is sentenced to death, she rescues him and they escape together.

Director

Alan Crosland

Writers

Bess Meredyth, Elmer Harris, John F. Goodrich

Language

English

Country

United States of America

Release date

1 August 1928

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  Lya De Putti

  Lya

• 

  Don Alvarado

  Prince Nicholas Karloff

• 

  Warner Oland

  Ivan Zaneriff

• 

  Otto Matieson

  Valet

• 

  Jacqueline Gadsden

  Princess Olga

• John S. Peters

  Captain

• Theodore Lodi