B/W directed by Roland V. Lee starring Joan Bennett and Louis Hayward. 1865 Menaced by powerful nations, the country of Lictenburg- Tiny but proud- is known as the jewel of the Balkens, steered in ancient traditions of romance and chivalry, her people hold unswerving loyalty to the throne - on which now sits the young Grand Duchess Zona, who rules under the sinister shadow of one man General Gurko Lanen.