Introduction to The Young Empress:In her Prussian bedroom, 7 year-old aristocratic Princess Sophia Augusta Frederica (played by Marlene Dietrich""s own daughter, Maria Sieber/Riva), who was being groomed to be a ruling Tsarina in Russia.When Rocky mentioned that Tommy was on the "home team," Rocky Jr.began to show signs of betrayal and withdrawal.To ensure success as Tommy""s manager, Rocky asked for Father Carmine""s (Paul Micale) blessing on their close partnership...In another line, he confirms his incorrigible bachelorhood and his impatience and distaste for creatures of the female sex: "Let a woman in your life and you""re plunging in a knife.[Cohan""s real birthday was July 3rd.](Voice-Over)It was in Providence, Rhode Island, on the Fourth of July.There weren""t so many stars then in the flag or on the stage.But folks knew that more were coming.They were optimistic, happy, and expectant.The beginning of the Horatio Alger Age...The flashback slowly dissolves into the image of a billowing American flag in the late 1870s, and then the camera pans down to a Main Street in a typical American town where everyone is celebrating the Fourth of July.A loud-ticking clock on the wall reads 2:01 am as time passes.A reporter enters the room - and then in a smooth continuous shot, a guilty-looking Bert Pierce (Bruce Bennett) enters - Mildred""s first husband.