Film

The Legion of Death

1918 · 1h 10m · Drama · History

Princess Marya and her brother, the Grand Duke Paul of Russia, are studying in the U.S. when word reaches them that Rasputin is to be killed. Paul is seized by Russian secret service men, but through Marya's appeal to Captain Rodney Willard, he is released. In Russia, Marya participates actively in the Revolution, while Willard, with whom she has fallen in love, joins the Allied Commission. Deeply troubled by the influence of German agents in Russia, Marya organizes the Legion of Death, a fighting unit of peasant women, and leads them into battle against the Germans. The legion suffers defeat and Marya is captured, but in the end, she wins her freedom.

Edith Storey

Princess Marya

Philo McCullough

Captain Rodney Willard

Fred Malatesta

Grand Duke Paul

Charles K. Gerrard

Grand Duke Orlof

Pomeroy Cannon

Dmitri

Norma Nichols

Draya

R.O. Pennell

Czar

Grace Aide

Czarina

H.L. Swisher

Kerensky

Francis Marion

Czarevitch

Harry Moody

Makar

Irene Aldwyn

Junior Beckner

• Tod BrowningDirector
• June MathisWriter

Release date

January 13, 1918

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 10m

Genres

Drama, History