British agent working in Russia is forced to remain longer than planned once the revolution begins. After being released from prison in Siberia he poses as a Russian Commissar. Because of his position among the revolutionaries, he is able to rescue a Russian countess from the Bolsheviks.
Marlene Dietrich
as Countess Alexandra Vladinoff
Robert Donat
as Ainsley J. Fothergill / Peter Ouronov
Irene Vanbrugh
as Duchess of Zorin
Herbert Lomas
as General Gregor Vladinoff
Austin Trevor
as Col. Adraxine
Basil Gill
as Axelstein
David Tree
as Alexis Maronin
John Clements
as Poushkoff
Frederick Culley
as Stanfield
Laurence Hanray
as Forrester
Dorice Fordred
as The Maid
Franklin Kelsey
as Tomsky
