The read
It runs a compact 25m.
Synopsis
In the trembling Russian village of Popoffski, a young woman (Katherine Grant) is wooed by a hopeful lover, the son of a humble pool shark (Stan) right under the very nose of her father. When the man proposes marriage to her the father is happy to let her go, seeing as he has nine other children to worry about. As the couple celebrate their love for one another they are approached by a military officer who threatens to take the woman away to use as a court dancer.
Ratings
IMDb6.1/10
6 audience votes
Key crew
- J.A. HoweDirector
Cast
- Stan LaurelOlaf - A peasant
- James FinlaysonGeneral Sappovitch
- Mae LaurelMadame XXX
- Katherine GrantSonia, the peasant girl
- Pierre CoudercCount Alexis Pifflevitch
- George RoweSoldier
- Sammy BrooksThe general's second