The read
It runs a compact 1h 8m.
Synopsis
British Army captain Geoff Roberts carries on an affair with Alva, the wife of the cruel Victor Sangrito. Sangrito, however, is well aware of the affair, as he uses his beautiful wife to lure men into romance with her, then blackmailing them to save their careers.
Ratings
IMDb5.4/10
8 audience votes
Key crew
- Victor SchertzingerDirector
- Jane MurfinWriter
- Wallace SmithWriter
- Victor SchertzingerOriginal Music Composer
- Max SteinerOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Adolphe MenjouCaptain Geoffrey Roberts
- Lili DamitaAlva Sangrito
- Laurence OlivierLieutenant Ned Nichols
- Erich von StroheimVictor Sangrito
- Hugh HerbertMcNellis
- Blanche FridericiLady Allice
- Frederick KerrGeneral Thomas Armstrong
- Vadim UraneffIvanoff
- Jean Del ValMarquis Henri de Pézanne
- Yvonne D'ArcyFrench Maid
- Kay DeslysFrances - Barmaid McGinnis Flirts With
- Lal Chand MehraNon-com
Stills
Themes
jealousyblackmailphotographpre-code