Rasputin and the Empress

The story of corrupt, power-hungry, manipulative Grigori Rasputin's influence on members of the Russian Imperial family and others, and what resulted.

Cast

John Barrymore

as Prince Paul Chegodieff

Ethel Barrymore

as Czarina Alexandra

Lionel Barrymore

as Grigori Rasputin

Ralph Morgan

as Czar Nicholas II

Tad Alexander

as The Czarevitch

Diana Wynyard

as Princess Natasha

C. Henry Gordon

as Grand Duke Igor

Edward Arnold

as Doctor Remezov

Henry Armetta

as Photographer (uncredited)

Mischa Auer

as Butler Pouring Drinks at Party (uncredited)

Reviews

CinemaSerf

Keep it in the family was never better exemplified in a film than here with no less than three of the Barrymore clan taking on one of these historical stories that is ideal for folks with a fertile imagination. Ralph Morgan is the Czar who is married to Alexandra (Ethel) and with whom he has but the...

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