The Scarlet Lady (1928)
75 min
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.
- Release date
- August 1, 1928
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Lya De Putti as Lya
- Don Alvarado as Prince Nicholas
- Warner Oland as Zaneriff
- Otto Matieson as Valet
- Jacqueline Gadsdon as Olga
- John S. Peters as Captain
- Valentina Zimina as Revolutionist
- Theodore Lodi as Revolutionist
- George Blagoi as Revolutionist
- Jimmy Dime as Chauffeur
Crew
- Alan Crosland · Director
- Bess Meredyth · Writer
- Elmer Harris · Writer
- Harry Cohn · Producer
- James Van Trees · Cinematographer
- Frank Atkinson · Editor
- Ben Pivar · Editor