▁( John ▁Gilbert ), ▁a ▁caval ry ▁officer ▁she ▁is ▁secret ly ▁meeting . ▁Her ▁mother ▁Eugen ie ▁( N ance ▁O ' Ne il ), ▁who ▁has ▁found ▁out ▁about ▁the ▁affair ▁forces ▁her ▁to ▁dump ▁K ov acs ▁and ▁take ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁arranged ▁marriage . ▁Though ▁not ▁bel ieving ▁her ▁own ▁words , ▁Or sol ini ▁rel uct antly ▁tells ▁K ov acs ▁she ▁cannot ▁ever ▁fall ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁a ▁man ▁with ▁his ▁social ▁position , ▁being ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁a ▁pe asant . ▁ ▁Fe eling ▁deeply ▁hurt , ▁K ov acs ▁dec ides ▁to ▁take ▁reven ge ▁by ▁indul ging ▁in ▁black mail , ▁spread ing ▁a ▁rum or ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁an ▁imp oster ▁and ▁a ▁sw ind ler . ▁The ▁queen ▁fear s ▁a ▁sc andal ▁and ▁inv ites ▁herself ▁over ▁to ▁his ▁a partment ▁to ▁retrieve ▁any ▁proof ▁of ▁Or sol ini ▁and ▁K ov acs ' ▁affair , ▁including ▁love ▁letters . ▁In ▁the ▁end , ▁K ov acs ▁agre es ▁on ▁remaining ▁quiet ▁by ▁having ▁Or sol ini ▁spend ▁the ▁night ▁with ▁him . ▁True ▁love ▁is ▁finally ▁recon ci led . ▁ ▁Cast ▁John ▁Gilbert ▁as ▁Captain ▁K ov acs ▁Catherine ▁D ale ▁O wen ▁as ▁Princess ▁Or sol ini ▁N ance ▁O ' Ne il ▁as ▁Eugen ie ▁Gustav ▁von ▁Se y f fert itz ▁as ▁Kre hl ▁Hed da ▁Ho pper ▁as ▁Mrs . ▁Coll ings wood ▁Str at ton ▁Dor is ▁Hill ▁as ▁Pr isc illa ▁Str at