Captain Alex Pastitsch falls into huge debts trying to ensure the expensive mistress. When the situation threatened his career, Colonel Stradimirovitsch has an idea how to fix it.Captain Alex Pastitsch falls into huge debts trying to ensure the expensive mistress. When the situation threatened his career, Colonel Stradimirovitsch has an idea how to fix it.Captain Alex Pastitsch falls into huge debts trying to ensure the expensive mistress. When the situation threatened his career, Colonel Stradimirovitsch has an idea how to fix it.
Roy Barcroft
- Cossack
- (uncredited)
Cleo Louise Borden
- Crown Princess Milan
- (uncredited)
Allan Cavan
- Bit part
- (uncredited)
Frank Dunn
- Royal Servant
- (uncredited)
Dorothy Granger
- Party Girl
- (uncredited)
Lorimer Johnston
- Minister
- (uncredited)
Charles McMurphy
- Bit part
- (uncredited)
- Directors
- Paul L. Stein
- Harry Joe Brown(additional sequences) (uncredited)
- Horace Jackson(additional sequences) (uncredited)
- Writers
- Guy Fowler(uncredited)
- Thilde Förster(uncredited)
- Horace Jackson
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaAccording to Pola Negri's autobiography, Laurence Olivier was originally cast as Capt. Alex Pastitsch, but had to drop out when he came down with a case of jaundice. He was replaced by Basil Rathbone.
- Quotes
Madame Maria Draga: Mascha! Mascha! Eh, Get me... get me the colonel with the scrambled alphabet of a name on the phone!
[referring to Colonel Stradimirovitsch's rather unpronounceable name]
- ConnectionsFeatured in Life Is a Dream in Cinema: Pola Negri (2006)
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Though I was put off the by the rather rushed-in "Deus Ex Machina" of its ending and even a tad confused whether I was watching a comedy or a drama, the witty writing (the "Get me the colonel with the scrambled alphabet for a name on the phone!" springs to mind), I was pleasantly surprised at how at ease most of the cast seemed to be with the plot - makes me wonder if ad libs were prevalent in it - be it Roland Young as relaxed as he would be several years later opposite Cary Grant in "Topper", or even this unknown (to me, at least, but I'm sure to compensate that by chasing more titles with her in it) May Boley, whose clever and cheeky dialogues made up for a very subtle (though tongue-in-cheek) comedy relief. Both these two aforementioned performances would make me rate it 3 stars already.
But Pola Negri's dominant presence, alongside her vocal talent and even voice talent, as defied by her royal consort ("This holier-than-thou attitude is becoming more annoying than amusing") is what really makes this a joy to watch!
Anyway, without incurring into spoilers; to be perfectly honest, the shameless plot device described at the beginning of this review, is preferable, and even fits the surprises hidden in this production better than a "Mary of Scotland" sort of ending - as the same RKO studios would produce a couple of years later - and much more becoming to the latter, it must be said.
Anyway, without incurring into spoilers; to be perfectly honest, the shameless plot device described at the beginning of this review, is preferable, and even fits the surprises hidden in this production better than a "Mary of Scotland" sort of ending - as the same RKO studios would produce a couple of years later - and much more becoming to the latter, it must be said.
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- Also known as
- Kurşuna Dizilen Kraliçe
- Filming locations
- DeMille Studio Culver City, California, USA(Photograph)
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- Runtime1 hour 23 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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