Marya gets friendly with General Platoff in order to save her husband Victor from being executed.
Acting
Kay Francis smolders through every compromising decision.
Costume
Decadent furs and military glam against Bolshevik austerity.
Director
Louis J. Gasnier
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
George Cukor was brought in to reshoot scenes after poor previews, though only Gasnier received director credit.
Based on a play that ran 233 Broadway performances — Hollywood rushed to adapt before the Code crackdown killed such material.
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