"An adventuress in love with an Austrian agrees to become the mistress of a Russian officer in exchange for the release of Austrian hostages." Speaking of Russians:
"In the original version, as documented by Photoplay Magazine in September 1928, Olga Baclanova and Howard Davies are credited as the Countess and the Count, but in the final version, and as seen in the surviving print at the Library of Congress, these roles are played by Gladys Brockwell and Nicholas Soussanin."