The Cossack Whip (1916)

Feodor Turov chief of the Russian Czars secret police orders his Cossacks to attack a village he believes to be infested with rebels The Cossacks attack the village and massacre almost everyone and the young Katerina is whipped to death Before escaping to England her sister Darya swears to avenge her sisters death Years laternow one of the worlds most famous prima ballerinasshe returns to Russia Turov falls in love with her and manages to secure a meeting She coyly asks him to take her to see a prison first As it turns out what he has planned for her is nothing compared to what she has planned for him