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The Scarlet Lady (1928)

The Scarlet Lady (1928)

Drama
Release Date: 1928, August 1
Directors: Alan Crosland
Countries: United States of America
Production: Columbia Pictures
Cast: Warner Oland, Don Alvarado, John S. Peters, Otto Matieson, Lya De Putti, Jacqueline Gadsden

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

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