The Scarlet Empress (1934)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Director: Josef von Sternberg
Actors: C. Aubrey Smith, Gavin Gordon, John Lodge, Louise Dresser, Marlene Dietrich, Sam Jaffe
Country: United States of America
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