In 18th-Century Russia, the Czar, Paul, is surrounded by murderous plots and trusts only Count Pahlen. Pahlen wishes to protect his friend, the mad king, but because of the horror of the king's acts, he feels that he must remove him from the throne.
Emil Jannings
as Czar Paul I
Florence Vidor
as Countess Ostermann
Lewis Stone
as Count Pahlen
Vera Voronina
as Mademoiselle Lapoukhine
Neil Hamilton
as Crown Prince Alexander
Harry Cording
as Stefan
