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Anton Walbrook
Capt. Herman Suvorin
Edith Evans
The Old Countess Ranevskaya
Yvonne Mitchell
Lizavetta Ivanova
Ronald Howard
Andrei
Mary Jerrold
Old Varvarushka
Anthony Dawson
Fyodor
Miles Malleson
Tchybukin
Michael Medwin
Hovaisky
Athene Seyler
Princess Ivashin
Ivor Barnard
Bookseller
Aubrey Mallalieu
Fedya
Maroussia Dimitrevitch
Gypsy Singer
Violetta Elvin
Gypsy Dancer
Pauline Tennant
Young Countess Ranevskaya
Jacqueline Clarke
Milliner's Assistant
Josef Ramart
Countess's Lover
Valentine Dyall
St. Germain's Messenger
Gordon Begg
General Volcholnikov
Gibb McLaughlin
Bird Seller
Drusilla Wills
Countess's Old Servant
George Woodbridge
Vassili
Pauline Jameson
Anyutka
Hay Petrie
Herman's Servant
Brown Derby
The Countess's Footman
Geoffrey Dunn
Hair Dresser

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A review by John Chard

Written by John Chard on Sat Nov 02 2013

The Strange Secrets of the Count de Saint Germain. The Queen of Spades is directed by Thorold Dickinson and adapted to screenplay by Rodney Ackland and Arthur Boys from the story written by Alexander Pushkin. It stars Anton Walbrook, Edith Evans, Yvonne Mitchell and Ronald Howard. Music is scored by Georges Auric and cinematography by Otto Heller. A Tale of Old St. Petersbvrg. "In 1806 the craze for gambling had spread throughout Russia. Faro-a simple card game similar to our snap-was all the fashion, and fortunes were won and lost on the turn of a card. As a result there arose many su...