''The Woman from Moscow'' is a 1928 American drama film starring

Pola Negri Pola Negri (; born Apolonia Chalupec ; 3 January 1897 – 1 August 1987) was a Polish stage and film actress and singer. She achieved worldwide fame during the silent and golden eras of Hollywood and European film for her tragedienne and femm ...

. This was Negri's last silent film released with musical score and sound effects. The picture is a remake of Paramount's 1918

Pauline Frederick Pauline Frederick (born Pauline Beatrice Libbey, August 12, 1883 – September 19, 1938) was an American stage and film actress. Early life Frederick was born Pauline Beatrice Libbey (later changed to Libby) in Boston in 1883 (some sources stat ...

film '' Fedora'', based on the play by

Victorien Sardou Victorien Sardou ( , ; 5 September 18318 November 1908) was a French dramatist. He is best remembered today for his development, along with Eugène Scribe, of the well-made play. He also wrote several plays that were made into popular 19th-centur ...

Cast

as Princess Fedora *

Norman Kerry Norman Kerry (born Norman Hussey Kaiser,"United States World War II Draft Registration Cards,registration for Norman Hussey Kaiser, Los Angeles, California, April 27, 1942 This document lists his full name as Norman Hussey Kaiser, noting the na ...

as Loris Ipanoff * Lawrence Grant as The General Stroganoff *

Paul Lukas Paul Lukas (born Pál Lukács; 26 May 1894 – 15 August 1971) was a Hungarian actor. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor, and the first Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama for his performance in the film '' Wat ...

as Vladimir, his son * Otto Matieson as Gretch Milner *

Maude George Maude George (August 15, 1888 – October 10, 1963) was an American actress of the silent era. Biography Born in Riverside, California, in 1888, Maude George is remembered primarily as a regular of director Eric von Stroheim's stock compan ...

as Olga Andreavitshka *

Bodil Rosing Bodil Rosing (born Bodil Frederikke Hammerich; December 27, 1877 December 31, 1941) was a Danish-American film actress in the silent and sound eras. Early years Bodil Hammerich was born in Copenhagen, the daughter of music dean Angel Hammeri ...

as Nadia * Jack Luden as Ipanoff's Brother *Martha Franklin as Ipanoff's Mother *Mirra Rayo as Ipanoff's Sister *

Tetsu Komai (23 April 1894 – 10 August 1970), also known as Tetsuo Komai, was a Japanese-American actor, known for his minor roles in Hollywood films. Biography Born in Kumamoto, Kyushu, Komai had small parts in over 50 films from the 1920s until the ...

as Groom

Preservation status

*Reels 4, 6, and 7 exist at Lobster Films.The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:''..The Woman from Moscow''
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References

External links

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allmovie/synopsis;''The Woman from Moscow'' lobby card of Pola in the film
1928 films Paramount Pictures films American romantic drama films American films based on plays Films based on works by Victorien Sardou American black-and-white films American silent feature films Films scored by Karl Hajos Films directed by Ludwig Berger 1920s American films Silent romantic drama films Silent American drama films {{silent-romantic-drama-film-stub