The read
It runs a compact 1h 0m.
Synopsis
Theda Bara's vamping is at its most evil here. She plays the Russian Princess Petrovitch, who loves only her pearls. Her husband, the Prince (E.F. Roseman), sells state secrets to a spy to pay her exorbitant bills, and her response is to report him to the secret police. Then she runs off to Monte Carlo with her lover, Count Zerstoff (Emil deVarney), but she poisons him after he racks up a load of gambling losses.
Ratings
IMDb5.2/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- George BellamyDirector
- J. Gordon EdwardsDirector
Cast
- Theda BaraPrincess Petrovitch
- Edward RosemanPrince Petrovitch
- Louis DeanThe Baron
- Emil De VarneyThe Count
- John Webb DillionStevan (as John Webb Dillon)
- Glen WhiteEdwin Harris
- Mary MartinMrs. Edwin Harris
- Herbert HeyesMark Harris
- Kittens ReichertHarris Child
- Edward HoltHarris Boy's Father
- Florence MartinMarion Harding
- George ClarkeMarion's Father
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Themes
lost film