• A Royal Scandal (1945)

    Known for taking on a succession of lovers, Russian empress Catherine the Great (Tallulah Bankhead) begins a romance with dashing young military officer Lt. Alexei Chernoff (William Eythe). Alexei's fiancée, Countess Anna Jaschikoff (Anne Baxter), is understandably none too pleased about this, but supports her sweetheart's advancement. Meanwhile, Chancellor Nicolai Ilyitch (Charles Coburn) disapproves of the whole affair, and spars with Catherine about the ill-advised issue.

A Royal Scandal

Release Date: 1945

DVD Release Date: April 16th, 2013

Not Yet Rated |1 hr 34 min

Plot Summary

Known for taking on a succession of lovers, Russian empress Catherine the Great (Tallulah Bankhead) begins a romance with dashing young military officer Lt. Alexei Chernoff (William Eythe). Alexei's fiancée, Countess Anna Jaschikoff (Anne Baxter), is understandably none too pleased about this, but supports her sweetheart's advancement. Meanwhile, Chancellor Nicolai Ilyitch (Charles Coburn) disapproves of the whole affair, and spars with Catherine about the ill-advised issue.

Cast: Tallulah Bankhead, Charles Coburn, Anne Baxter, Vincent Price, Mikhail Rasumny, Sig Ruman, William Eythe

Director: Otto Preminger

Genres: Comedy

Keywords: Temptation, Cheeky, Love triangle, Love, Melodramatic, Amusing

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