Overview
The movie takes place in one of the Russian provincial cities during the Civil War. A local priest, together with the ex-estate manager buries count's treasures and disguises it as his nephew's funeral. And when his nephew Nikeshka Vonmiglasov, a former Wrangelian, suddenly appears, he understands that he can profit on his magical "resurrection".
Director and cast
- Igor Ilyinsky as Nikeshka Vonmiglasov
- Pyotr Repnin as Ardalion Medalionov, telegraph operator
- Nikolai Vashkevich as Matvey, priest
- Antonin Pankryshev as Deacon
- I. Vysotsky as Menzurkin, village doctor
- Yevdokia Solovyova as Christophora, deacon's daughter
- F. Tavridi as Arsenich
- A. Petrov as Former count's property manager
More films
Grandma's Boy (1922)
Comedy · Passed
A meek young man must find the courage within when a rogue tramp menaces his hometown.
- Runtime
- 1h
- Director
- Fred C. Newmeyer
- Cast
- Harold Lloyd, Mildred Davis, Anna Townsend
Speedy (1928)
Action · Comedy · Passed
A hapless young man living in New York City rallies to save his girlfriend's grandfather's horse-drawn trolley, the last in the city, from being put out of business by a railroad company.
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Director
- Ted Wilde
- Cast
- Harold Lloyd, Ann Christy, Bert Woodruff
Safety Last! (1923)
Comedy · Romance · Thriller · Not Rated
When a store clerk organizes a contest to climb the outside of a tall building, circumstances force him to make the perilous climb himself.
- Runtime
- 1h 13m
- Director
- Fred C. Newmeyer, Sam Taylor
- Cast
- Harold Lloyd, Mildred Davis, Bill Strother
Between Showers (1914)
Comedy · Not Rated
Mr. Snookie steals an umbrella and then, while trying to help a woman to cross a puddle, the Tramp appears and intervenes.
- Runtime
- 14m
- Director
- Henry Lehrman
- Cast
- Charlie Chaplin, Ford Sterling, Chester Conklin
Cruel, Cruel Love (1914)
Comedy · Not Rated
This early Chaplin film has him playing a character quite different from the Tramp for which he would become famous. He is a rich, upper-class gentleman whose romance is endangered when his girlfriend oversees him being embraced by a maid. Chaplin's romantic interest in this film, Minta Durfee, was the wife of fellow Keystone actor, Ro...
- Runtime
- 9m
- Director
- Mack Sennett, George Nichols
- Cast
- Charlie Chaplin, Edgar Kennedy, Minta Durfee
Comments
Talk about the film with other members