Russian exiles in Paris plot to collect ten million pounds from the Bank of England by grooming a destitute, suicidal girl to pose as heir to the Russian throne. While Bounin is coaching her, he comes to believe that she is really Anastasia. In the end, the Empress must decide her claim.

• 20th Century Fox
• Ingrid Bergman
• Yul Brynner
• Helen Hayes
• Akim Tamiroff
• Martita Hunt
• Felix Aylmer
• Sacha Pitoëff
• Ivan Desny