Darkest Russia
Cast & Crew
Travers Vale
Alice Brady
John Bowers
J. Herbert Frank
Norbert Wicki
Jack Drumier
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Synopsis
Ilda Barosky, a Jewess whose father was killed by Russian soldiers, is a violin student in love with Alexis Nazimoff, a son of the Russian aristocracy. When Alexis' father arranges a marriage of convenience between his son and Olga Karischeff, the daughter of the ambitious minister of police, Ilda, asked to play "God Save the Czar" at the betrothal celebration, refuses, and is whipped before the entire assembly. Alexis rushes in and rescues her from his father's wrath and then writes a letter to the Karischeffs, terminating his engagement to their daughter. In retaliation, the minister of police, who is being forced to resign, sentences both Ilda and Alexis to ten years in Siberia as his last official act. In Siberia, the couple attempt to escape, but are caught and are facing a firing squad when Count Nazimoff, who has assumed Karischeff's position as minister of police, arrives with a pardon. Ilda and Alexis return home, and the count, penitent, finally grants them his blessings.
Director
Travers Vale
Cast
Alice Brady
John Bowers
J. Herbert Frank
Norbert Wicki
Jack Drumier
Kate Lester
Lillian Cook
Frank De Vernon
Boris Korlin
Herbert Barrington
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