Forbidden Paradise (1924) | Directed by Ernst Lubitsch - Full Movie

Alexei saves the Czarina from conspirators and is rewarded with her love. He deserts his sweetheart Anna, but discovers that his Queen is unfaithful too. Enraged, Alexei becomes a leader in the ongoing revolution against the royals.

Forbidden Paradise is a 1924 American silent drama film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It was directed by German film director Ernst Lubitsch. The film is based on a 1922 Broadway play, The Czarina, by Edward Sheldon who adapted the Hungarian language book of Melchior Lengyel and Lajos Bíró. The play starred Doris Keane, in one of her last stage roles, about Catherine the Great. Basil Rathbone costarred with Keane. The film starred Pola Negri as Catherine the Great and Rod La Rocque in the Rathbone role. The film marked Clark Gable's second film appearance.

Directed by: Ernst Lubitsch
Written by: Agnes Christine Johnston, Hanns Kräly
Based on: The Czarina by Edward Sheldon
Produced by: Adolph Zukor, Jesse Lasky
Starring: Pola Negri, Rod La Rocque, Adolphe Menjou, Pauline Starke
Cinematography: Charles Van Enger
Distributed by: Paramount Pictures
Release date: November 30, 1924 (U.S.)
Running time: 8 reels; 7,543 feet
Country: United States
Language: Silent (English intertitles)