The film follows Lya, a woman seeking refuge from Cossack soldiers, who finds herself at the palace of Prince Nicholas. She becomes his majordomo and they fall in love, but their relationship is disrupted when Nicholas learns of her past with a Bolshevik leader. Lya is expelled, becomes a terrorist, and later encounters Nicholas again, now disguised as a servant. When Nicholas is sentenced to death, she rescues him and they escape together.
Unfortunately the movie The Scarlet Lady is not yet available on Disney Plus.
| Production | Harry Cohn | Producer |
| Directing | Alan Crosland | Director |
| Writing | Elmer Harris | Story |
| Writing | Bess Meredyth | Adaptation |
| Writing | John F. Goodrich | Screenplay |
| Camera | James Van Trees | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Frank Atkinson | Editor |
| Editing | Ben Pivar | Editor |
| Art | Harrison Wiley | Art Direction |
| Sound | Lou Herscher | Songs |
| Directing | Walter Mayo | Assistant Director |