Vladimir Dubrouvsky, a lieutenant in the Russian army, catches the eye of Czarina Catherine II. He spurns her advances and flees, and she puts out a warrant for his arrest, dead or alive. Vladimir learns that his father's lands have been taken by the evil Kyrilla Troekouroff, and his father dies. He dons a black mask, and becomes the outlaw The Black Eagle. He enters the Troekouroff household disguised as a French instructor for Kyrilla's daughter Mascha. He is after vengeance, but instead falls in love with Mascha.
Rudolph Valentino
as Lt. Vladimir Dubrovsky / The Black Eagle / Marcel Le Blanc
Vilma Banky
as Mascha Troekouroff
Louise Dresser
as The Czarina, Catherine II
Albert Conti
as Kuschka
James A. Marcus
as Kyrilla Troekouroff
George Nichols
as Judge
Carrie Clark Ward
as Aunt Aurelia
Spottiswoode Aitken
as Dubrovsky's Father (uncredited)
Agostino Borgato
as Priest (uncredited)
Gustav von Seyffertitz
as Court Servant at Dinner (uncredited)
Russell Simpson
as The Eagle's Lieutenant / Coach Driver (uncredited)
Otto Hoffman
as Man Whose Purse is Stolen (uncredited)
