three russian aristocrat soak up the decadence of monte carlo and despite the fact they be down to their last franc . in order to support their lavish lifestyle and the three use the service of a counterfeiter and and use the note at the casino and hop to exchange the bogus currency for a jackpot . andrew hughes and a u envoy and arrive at monaco with his wife helen and and the three decide to make pal with the visitor and hop for financial assistance . one of the three russian and count sergius karamzin and plan to go far and with continuous advance towards helen and while disappoint the count maid and who love sergius . eventually and circumstance play their hand against the three aristocrat . it obvious that von stroheim be try to convey a message ( with the foolishness of american woman and the improper behavior of the aristocrat ) and rather than tell a story and and the film really can bore modern audience and like me and easily by do that . even the acting and which be great in later evs like greed and the wedding march and be just run of the mill here . the film could have use improvement on various level . rating and 3 .