A Woman Commands

February. 12,1932

Rating：

6.9

Genre：

Drama

Keywords：

Pre-code Exile Palace

Trailer Synopsis Cast

In order to keep his lover, Maria Draga, in luxury, Captain Alex Pastitsch contracts huge debts which threaten his military career. To save Alex's career, his superior officer, Colonel Strádimirovitsch has an idea of how to fix it.

Pola Negri as Madame Maria Draga / Queen Draga

Roland Young as King Alexander

Basil Rathbone as Capt. Alex Pastitsch

H.B. Warner as Col. Stradimirovitsch

Anthony Bushell as Lt. Iwan Petrovitch

Reginald Owen as The Prime Minister

May Boley as Mascha

Frank Reicher as The General

George Baxter as Chedo

David Newell as Adjutant

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Reviews

VeteranLight

1932/02/12

I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

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Catangro

1932/02/13

After playing with our expectations, this turns out to be a very different sort of film.

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Kaydan Christian

1932/02/14

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

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Zlatica

1932/02/15

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

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notmicro

1932/02/16

Just a comment that the segment of this film where Pola sings "Paradise" in a cabaret is available to view online, and I found it quite, quite remarkable. The image quality is very poor, and the performance is dated and stylized, but compelling none the less. Also its noticeably similar to - "inspired by"? - Marlene Dietrich's number in "Morocco" from 2 years earlier. Unfortunately at this time there is no source I am aware of for a quality version of this film, and its original elements may be too far gone for restoration.Recommend that Pola's fans consider viewing the 2006 documentary "Pola Negri: Life is a Dream in Cinema" which was released on DVD in 2012.

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c21jackg

1932/02/17

This is a great film - My copy came from a very poor 16mm print with very scratchy sound, but none the less - it is still a wonderful movie - Pola is radiant. I understand why this movie was not popular at the time - it really is a bit of fluff, but the actors give whole hearted performances and Pola's rendition of the song "Paradise" make this film worth while. It can be hoped that one day a better print will be made widely available.

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