A Russian aristocrat and his servant girl escape to Turkey during the revolution.A Russian aristocrat and his servant girl escape to Turkey during the revolution.A Russian aristocrat and his servant girl escape to Turkey during the revolution.
Richard Alexander
- Pyotyr
- (uncredited)
Hadji Ali
- Turkish Landlord
- (uncredited)
Mischa Auer
- Sergei
- (uncredited)
Mae Busch
- French Wedding Witness
- (uncredited)
Jack Chefe
- Nightclub Guest
- (uncredited)
Harry Cording
- Revolutionary
- (uncredited)
Earle Foxe
- Boris - Soldier
- (uncredited)
Betty Gillette
- Girl
- (uncredited)
Alphonse Kohlmar
- Orthodox Priest
- (uncredited)
Lee Kohlmar
- German Tailor
- (uncredited)
Arnold Korff
- Kalin
- (uncredited)
William Le Maire
- Revolutionary
- (uncredited)
Ivan Linow
- Ivan
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAlthough the onscreen credits list the writing source as a novel, no record of its publication has been found.
- SoundtracksLove Theme
(1932) (uncredited)
Music by Harry Warren
Played during and after the wedding ceremony, and often as the love theme for Nikita and Tanyusha
Featured review
Weaker Warner "B" Picture
Scarlet Dawn (1932)
** (out of 4)
Extremely light "B" movie from Warner about nobleman Nikita Krasnoff (Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.) who along with his servant (Nancy Carroll) is forced out of Russia. The two try to find a better life for themselves but each place they land just erupts in more violence as the revolution grows stronger by the day. Okay, Warner gave director Dieterle 57-minutes to tell an epic story about the Russian revolution so it should come as no surprise that the end result really isn't all that good. You really can't blame the filmmakers or the cast but what can you do with such a short time. Different characters keep coming up every few minutes and they'll make a brief appearance and then just disappear. We don't get to know that much about them and we really don't get to know why they're there to begin with or why they go away so fast. The movie features Fairbanks in a pretty good performance as he at least manages to put some fire in the character and make you feel like you're watching something real. Carroll doesn't have the same luck nor does Guy Kibbee in his supporting role. The sets aren't at all believable and not for a second did I ever believe I was in Russia or anything where a revolution was really going on.
** (out of 4)
Extremely light "B" movie from Warner about nobleman Nikita Krasnoff (Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.) who along with his servant (Nancy Carroll) is forced out of Russia. The two try to find a better life for themselves but each place they land just erupts in more violence as the revolution grows stronger by the day. Okay, Warner gave director Dieterle 57-minutes to tell an epic story about the Russian revolution so it should come as no surprise that the end result really isn't all that good. You really can't blame the filmmakers or the cast but what can you do with such a short time. Different characters keep coming up every few minutes and they'll make a brief appearance and then just disappear. We don't get to know that much about them and we really don't get to know why they're there to begin with or why they go away so fast. The movie features Fairbanks in a pretty good performance as he at least manages to put some fire in the character and make you feel like you're watching something real. Carroll doesn't have the same luck nor does Guy Kibbee in his supporting role. The sets aren't at all believable and not for a second did I ever believe I was in Russia or anything where a revolution was really going on.
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- Michael_Elliott
- Feb 2, 2010
Details
- Runtime58 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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