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The Soldier and the Lady (1937)

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Plot

In the harsh frost of 1879 Siberia, the Tsar Alexander II's reign is challenged by the savage union of Tartar and Mongol forces, led by the brutish rebel, Ivan Ogareff. Amidst the chaos, the Tsar entrusts his courier, Michael Strogoff, with a secret mission - to deliver strategic military documents to Grand Duke Vladimir in the distant Siberian town of Irkutsk, now detached from the world due to severed telegraph lines. As Michael embarks on his perilous 2,500 miles journey, he must sidestep the town housing his mother Martha, to keep his true identity concealed. On a locomotive slicing through the icy wilderness, Michael encounters the enigmatic Nadia and the cunning spy Zangarra, accompanied by two jovial war correspondents, Cyril Blount and Eddie Packer. Their journey escalates when, onboard a boat heading to Omsk, Michael saves Zangarra from a bear's ferocious attack, earning her gratitude and protection from a deadly assassination attempt by Ogareff's minion, Vasiley. However, their voyage takes a dark turn when they are ambushed by Tartars, resulting in Nadia's capture and Michael left wounded. Awakening in a humble shepherd's hut, Michael finds himself deep within enemy territory. A chance encounter with his mother at a local inn puts his secret mission at risk. Forced to deny her to protect his cover, his loyalty waivers when Martha faces brutal punishment at Ogareff's command. Michael is condemned to blindness by a searing blade, but Zangarra's timely bribe saves his sight. Despite Martha's tragic death and Zangarra's execution, Michael persists with his mission, his feigned blindness making him invisible to the Tartars. In Irkutsk, Ogareff masquerades as the Tsar's courier, delivering a deceptive message to Vladimir. But as the town burns under Ogareff's fiery onslaught, Michael and Nadia arrive in the nick of time. Michael slays Ogareff, who is dumbfounded to find his foe can see, and reveals the truth to Vladimir. Leading a counterattack, Michael expels the invaders. As a hero of the Tsar and husband to Nadia, he stands tall, a beacon of hope in the face of adversity.

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The Soldier and the Lady is an adventure movie featuring Frank Lackteen and directed by George Nichols Jr..

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