A con artist masquerades as Russian nobility and attempts to seduce the wife of an American diplomat.A con artist masquerades as Russian nobility and attempts to seduce the wife of an American diplomat.A con artist masquerades as Russian nobility and attempts to seduce the wife of an American diplomat.
- Awards
- 1 win
Miss DuPont
- Helen Hughes
- (as Miss Dupont)
Erich von Stroheim
- Count Sergius Karamzin - Capt. 3rd Hussars Imper. Russian Army
- (as Erich Von Stroheim)
Albert Edmondson
- Pavel Pavlich
- (as Al Edmondson)
Malvina Polo
- Marietta Ventucci
- (as Malvine Polo)
Nigel De Brulier
- Monk
- (uncredited)
Robert Edeson
- Andrew J. Hughes
- (uncredited)
Agnes Emerson
- Bit Role
- (uncredited)
Louise Emmons
- Mother Garoupe
- (uncredited)
Harrison Ford
- Rude Soldier
- (uncredited)
- …
Valerie Germonprez
- Extra
- (uncredited)
Mrs. Kent
- Dr. Judd's Wife
- (uncredited)
Mme. Kopetzky
- Actress
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaErich von Stroheim's excesses on the film also included ordering lavish evening gowns from Paris, silk stockings, and monogrammed silk underwear for his actors to wear so they could "feel more like aristocrats." He decorated his sets with real porcelain, tapestries and crystal chandeliers. At banquet scenes he insisted on using real champagne and caviar. When asked by a studio executive why he couldn't substitute ginger ale and blackberry jam as props for the champagne and caviar, von Stroheim replied, "Because my actors will know the difference, I will know the difference, and the camera will know the difference."
- GoofsWhen the original actor playing Mr. Hughes died in the middle of filming, he was replaced by a double, who completed his scenes with his back mostly to the camera. Apparently, however, nobody noticed that the original actor had significantly darker hair than his replacement. Therefore, Mr. Hughes's hair turns white in several scenes, including the sequence where his wife says goodbye to him in the casino, and his confrontation with the count at the villa.
- Quotes
Count Sergius Karamzin - Capt. 3rd Hussars Imper. Russian Army: Yes-husbands are stupid; with them a woman won is a woman secure...
- Alternate versionsThe Kino Video edition released in 2003 is 143 minutes.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Moving Picture Boys in the Great War (1975)
Featured review
Prince of eccentrics
Lots has been written on the subject and like many others I highly enjoyed the beautiful cinematography, the reconstitution ( both impressive and accurate to the minutest details ), the wit of the titles. However, what actually carried me away is the recurrence of weird finds. In what other movie indeed can you find details like these : - a countess pinching the arm of her maid - a man drinking a calf's blood cocktail first thing in the morning - a US special envoy having trouble in taking off his gloves in front of a prince - a disaster-movie summer storm preventing two would-be sinners from going beyond the point of no return - a wicked hypocrite shedding tears of...TEA ?
Stroheim is really the prince of eccentrics ( and not a bogus one ! ) and we love him for that
Stroheim is really the prince of eccentrics ( and not a bogus one ! ) and we love him for that
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Box office
- Budget
- $1,100,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 57 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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