The Scarlet Lady

• Rated 7.0 out of 10
• Movie
• 1928
• 1h 12m
• Drama

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

Starring

Lya De Putti, Don Alvarado, Warner Oland, Otto Matieson