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
Florence Vidor
Lewis Stone
Vera Voronina
Neil Hamilton
Harry Cording
Nicholas Kobliansky
Sam Savitsky
Alexander Skonnikov
Tullio Carminati
Carmencita Johnson