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A Royal Scandal

"Saucy! Naughty! Delicious!"

Catherine the Great falls in love with an army officer who is plotting against her.

Top Cast

  • Tallulah Bankhead

    Tallulah Bankhead

    Catherine the Great

  • Charles Coburn

    Charles Coburn

    Nicolai Iiyitch

  • Anne Baxter

    Anne Baxter

    Anna Jaschikoff

  • William Eythe

    William Eythe

    Alexei Chernoff

  • Vincent Price

    Vincent Price

    Marquis de Fleury

  • Mischa Auer

    Mischa Auer

    Captain Sukov

  • Sig Ruman

    Sig Ruman

    General Ronsky

  • Vladimir Sokoloff

    Vladimir Sokoloff

    Malakoff

  • Mikhail Rasumny

    Mikhail Rasumny

    Drunken General

Overview

Catherine the Great falls in love with an army officer who is plotting against her.

Rating

7.0 / 10
19 Reviews
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  • CinemaSerf
    CinemaSerf
    7 Jul 1, 2022

    William Eythe is "Lt. Chernoff", an enthusiastic Russian officer determined to warn his Empress that she is in the gravest of danger. Arriving at her palace, he eventually manages to secure an audience but it turns out that Catherine the Great (Tallulah Bankhead) and her shrewd Chancellor "Ilyitch" (Charles Coburn) have already dealt with this potential treachery. The Empress, however, takes a bit of a shine to her gallant young soldier and soon he is soaring through the ranks - much to the chagrin of his fiancée "Anna" (Anne Baxter). As he rises, he begins to think he can make a difference - and is soon treading on toes that could spell his end... The writing is amusing and quick fire, and the efforts from Bankhead and, particularly, Coburn keep this film moving along a-pace. There is plenty of pith in the script, and though it pays but the tiniest of nods to actual history, it does offer us quite an entertaining account of how life might have been when the court was run by a lady who liked the sight of a soldier in a white uniform. Good fun!

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