Set in a battle-scarred Galician town during WWI, Café Moscow begins as the Russian citizens evacuate in anticipation of an Austro-Hungarian invasion. Hoping to avoid capture, Verjusha (Anna Tokes), the wife of a Russian general, poses as a singer at the Café Moscow. She manages to convince a handsome young Hungarian lieutenant (Lajos Vertes) to help her escape, but he considers her a woman of loose morals and refuses. Circumstances change radically towards the end of the film, when Verjusha finds herself in a position to save the lieutenant's life. Director Istvan Szekely later enjoyed a long Hollywood career as "Steve Sekely." ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi