The read
It runs a compact 1h 28m.
Synopsis
A young Russian girl is forced into a life of prostitution in Czarist Russia, and she and a British journalist find their lives endangered when she reveals to him information regarding the social crimes rampant in her country.
Ratings
IMDb6.2/10
16 audience votes
Key crew
- Raoul WalshDirector
- Carli ElinorOriginal Music Composer
- R. H. BassettOriginal Music Composer
- Hugo FriedhoferOriginal Music Composer
- Jules FurthmanWriter
- Guy BoltonWriter
Cast
- Elissa LandiMarya Kalish
- Lionel BarrymoreBaron Igor Andreeff
- Laurence OlivierJulian Rolfe
- Mischa AuerMelchior
- Edwin MaxwellPolice Agent Boligoff
- Walter ByronCount Nikolai
- Arnold KorffGrandfather Kalish
- Rita La RoyFania Rubinstein
- Oscar ApfelBritish Embassy Butler
- Frederick BurtMinor Role
- Émile ChautardHeadwaiter
- Gilbert EmerySir Hubert, British Ambassador
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Themes
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