The Emperor's Candlesticks (1937)
Spies on opposite sides fall in love in pre-revolutionary Russia.
Top billed cast
William PowellBaron Stephan Wolensky
Luise RainerCountess Olga Mironova
Robert YoungGrand Duke Peter
Maureen O'SullivanMaria Orlich
Frank MorganColonel Baron Suroff
Henry StephensonPrince Johann
Bernadene HayesMitzi Reisenbach
Donald KirkeAnton, the Thief
Douglass DumbrilleMr. Korum, a Conspirator
Charles WaldronDr. Malchor, a Conspirator
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