The Scarlet Empress (1934) | Full Cast

Josef von Sternberg

DIRECTOR

Marlene Dietrich

Princess Sophia Frederica

John Lodge

Count Alexei

Sam Jaffe

Grand Duke Peter

Louise Dresser

Empress Elizabeth Petrovna

C. Aubrey Smith

Prince August

Gavin Gordon

Capt. Gregori Orloff

Olive Tell

Princess Johanna Elizabeth

Ruthelma Stevens

Countess Elizabeth 'Lizzie'

Davison Clark

Archimandrite Simeon Todorsky

Erville Alderson

Chancelor Alexei Bestuchef

Philip Sleeman

Count Lestoq

Marie Wells

Marie Tshoglokof

Hans Heinrich von Twardowski

Ivan Shuvolov

Gerald Fielding

Lt. Dmitri

Maria Riva

Sophia as a Child

Eric Alden

Lackey #5 (uncredited)

Richard Alexander

Count von Breummer (uncredited)

Nadine Beresford

Sophia's Aunt (uncredited)

Thomas C. Blythe

Narcissus (uncredited)

Hal Boyer

Paul - Lackey #1 (uncredited)

James Burke

Guard (uncredited)

Jane Darwell

Miss Cardell, Sophia's Nurse (uncredited)

Clyde David

Narcissus (uncredited)

John Davidson

Marquis de la Chetardie (uncredited)

George Davis

Jester (uncredited)

Anna Duncan

Catherine's Lady-in-Waiting (uncredited)

Elinor Fair

Catherine's Lady-in-Waiting (uncredited)

May Foster

Elizabeth's Lady-in-Waiting (uncredited)

Julanne Johnston

Catherine's Lady-in-Waiting (uncredited)

Ivan Linow

Imperial Guardsman (uncredited)

James A. Marcus

Innkeeper (uncredited)

Petra McAllister

Sophia's Aunt (uncredited)

Eunice Murdock Moore

Sophia's Aunt (uncredited)

Patricia Patrick

Catherine's Lady-in-Waiting (uncredited)

Warner Richmond

Castle Guard (uncredited)

Blanche Rose

Sophia's Aunt (uncredited)

Barbara Sabichi

Elizabeth's Lady-in-Waiting (uncredited)

Katherine Sabichi

Catherine's Lady-in-Waiting (uncredited)

Sam Savitsky

Imperial Guardsman (uncredited)

Dina Smirnova

Catherine's Lady-in-Waiting (uncredited)

Elaine St. Maur

Catherine's Lady-in-Waiting (uncredited)

Agnes Steele

Elizabeth's Lady-in-Waiting (uncredited)

Minnie Steele

Elizabeth's Lady-in-Waiting (uncredited)

Belle Stoddard

Sophia's Aunt (uncredited)

Akim Tamiroff

Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Kent Taylor

Paul (uncredited)

Jameson Thomas

Lt. Ovitsyn (uncredited)

Edward Van Sloan

Herr Wagner (uncredited)

Bruce Warren

Lackey (uncredited)

Leo White

Beautician Curling Catherine's Hair (uncredited)

Harry Woods

Doctor #1 (uncredited)