A Woman Commands

A Woman Commands is a 1932 American pre-Code film directed by Paul L. Stein and starring Pola Negri, Roland Young, and Basil Rathbone. Some additional scenes were directed by an uncredited Harry Joe Brown.

A Woman Commands
Theatrical poster of the film
Directed by	Paul L. Stein E. J. Babille (assistant)
Screenplay by	Horace Jackson
Story by	Thilde Forster
Produced by	Charles R. Rogers Harry Joe Brown (associate)
Starring	Pola Negri Roland Young Basil Rathbone
Cinematography	Hal Mohr Arthur C. Miller(additional footage)
Edited by	Daniel Mandell George Hively
Music by	Arthur Lange Nacio Herb Brown
Production company	RKO Radio Pictures
Distributed by	RKO Radio Pictures
Release date	January 1, 1932 (1932-01-01) (US)[1]
Running time	84 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$415,000[2]
Box office	$212,000[2]

Cast

• Pola Negri as Madame Maria Draga/Queen Draga of Serbia
• Roland Young as King Alexander
• Basil Rathbone as Captain Alex Pastitsch
• H. B. Warner as Colonel Stradimirovitsch
• Anthony Bushell as Lt. Iwan Petrovitch
• Reginald Owen as The Prime Minister
• May Boley as Mascha
• Frank Reicher as The General
• George Baxter as Chedo
• David Newell as Adutant
• Allan Cavan as Minor Role (uncredited)
• Carl Stockdale as Priest (uncredited)

Reception

According to RKO records, the film made a loss of $265,000.^[2]