this movie have lot of action and little heart . let forget for a minute that it get just about every aspect of the russian revolution wrong after all we only have only under an hour here to tell our story . in fact and the czar abdicate after world war i prove a disaster for the country and and a provisional government try to rule a a pseudo democracy until the leninists take power nine month later and mainly because they promise to immediately withdraw russia from the war . now and back to our story . here we have the revolution be rumor in russian newspaper in what appear to still be a functioning country until violence erupts suddenly and upend the life of nobleman baron nikita nikki krasnoff ( douglas fairbanks jr. ) . he flee his home with his former servant girl tanyusha ( nancy carroll ) in tow and and they start to make a new life in constantinople . before the revolution the baron make a regular habit out of make a play for the girl and not out of any real passion and but out of boredom a a diversion of sort . the revolution doesn not change this and and he continue to try to take advantage of what be obviously a very simple girl . it certainly doesn not make the audience like this guy to see him toy with her so . tanyusha follow the baron because she literally have no place to go after the revolutionary take over the baron home and and she have know no other life other than wait on nikki hand and foot . once in constantinople and nikki quickly wearies of life a a penniless laborer and and that be when he meet up with his former lover and russian aristocrat vera zimina and who have a plan for get them to paris where the tsarists have congregate after the revolution . unfortunately for tanyusha and vera plan do not include her . this film manage to completely waste the considerable acting talent of early talkie actress nancy carroll . she do a good job with what little she be give to do and but that be not much . lilyan tashman be the standout here and even though she have only a small role a russian vamp vera . lilyan be so often give support role just a she be here and but her earthy voice and glamorous look make her the center of attention in every scene in which she appear . guy kibbee even show up in a humorous bit a an american tourist who be curious about the russian royalty that have be forcefully eject from their homeland .