"She fled the violent Orient to our savage world..."
A newspaperman covering the story of a "Eurasian beauty" visiting the US as a publicity stunt falls for her.
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The people behind it
John Agar
Joe McElroy
Greta Chi
Lisette
John Cestare
Buck Culpepper
Jim Pritchett
Howard Shaner
Walter Klavun
Amos Cullpepper
Susan Ellis
Ruth McElroy
The luminous Maria Corda stars as the eponymous Tesha, a celebrated Russian dancer who marries an Englishman (Thomas). The couple long for a child but after five years of happy marriage, remain childless. On a trip to Southampton Tesha succumbs to a brief fling with a stranger (Cavanagh), unleashing a barrage of unforeseen consequences and emotional turmoil. The superb cinematography is by the great German cinematographer Werner Brandes who worked on dozens of prestige British productions in the 1920s. Originally shot silent, sound was added in 1929.
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