Synopsis
Bursting into the majestic surroundings of the court of Catherine the Great, brash young Officer Alexei Chernoff brings his Empress news of a revolution stirring in the Western front. Impressed by the dashing audacity of her devoted, handsome subject, Catherine makes sure that the young man is swiftly promoted through the ranks much to the annoyance of the court: the crafty old Chancellor (Charles Coburn) and his niece and Chernoff's fiancée (Anne Baxter). But will Catherine get her wicked way before the next revolution begins?
A Royal Scandal is a risqué comedy set at the height of the Russian dynasty that features a rare appearance from the sumptuous Tallulah Bankhead in one of her finest roles as Empress Catherine the Great. There is also a hilarious cameo from Vincent Price, a sparkling
Lubitsch-honed script and the stunning black and white cinematography that has come to mark
Otto Preminger's work.
