A Royal Scandal (1945)

William Eythe: Lt. Alexei Chernoff

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• Catherine the Great : However much you may hate me at this moment I'm sure you don't want to see me killed. They're going to do it Alexei.

  Lt. Alexei Chernoff : Oh no Madame - I have their promise. They wanted to, but when we were discussing the loot, I claimed you. I could have had an old sofa, a genuine antique, the mother of all the sofas, but I preferred the Mother of All the Russias.

• Lt. Alexei Chernoff : You know what's going on in Russia?

  Capt. Sukov : No, and please don't tell me. I don't want to get mixed up in anything. All I want to do is guard the east gate.

• Lt. Alexei Chernoff : Look, here are 50 rubles. Please take me to her majesty.

  Chancellor Nicolai Iiyitch : You can't bribe the chancellor of Russia. Not with 50 rubles.

• Lt. Alexei Chernoff : You're the chancellor? The man everybody says is ruining Russia?

  Chancellor Nicolai Iiyitch : You're from the East?

  Lt. Alexei Chernoff : No, from the West.

  Chancellor Nicolai Iiyitch : How things do get around. It's amazing.

• Lt. Alexei Chernoff : I don't believe his excellency has a very high opinion of me. Frankly, he seems to think I'm something of a fool.

  Catherine the Great : That's a lot of nonsense. You're brilliant... and you look simply divine in that uniform.

• Lt. Alexei Chernoff : I didn't think you listened.

  Catherine the Great : I remember every word, every syllable.

  Lt. Alexei Chernoff : Then you heard what I said about the peasants?

  Catherine the Great : Did I hear? How can you ask? I've been thinking of nothing else but peasants, peasants, peasants, and peasants.

• Lt. Alexei Chernoff : Your majesty, I'm ready to die for you.

  Catherine the Great : That's no news either. I expect that from my soldiers.