USSR, 1924
3180 feet
black and white, 1.33:1
silent
A Soviet Russian comedy film with some fantasy sequences directed by Grigori Kozintsev and Leonid Trauberg. The film is believed to be completely lost, the last print having been destroyed in a fire in 1925.
Plot Summary
Komsomol member Oktyabrina banishes Nepman to the roof the building she manages for persistent non-payment of rent. he opens a bottle of beer and releases “Coolidge Curzon Poincare”, an evil spirit who helps him plan a bank robbery. Only Oktyabrina can save the day.
Credits
Crew
Directed by: Grigori Kozintsev, Leonid Trauberg
Sevzapkino
Written by: Grigori Kozintsev, Leonid Trauberg
Director of Photography: Ivan Frolov, F. Verigo-Darovsky [real name: Fridrikh Verigo-Darovsky]
Art Director: Boris Chaikovsky
Cast
Ye. Kumeiko [real name: Yevgeni Kumeiko] (Nepman)
Sergei Martinson [real name: Sergey Martinson]
Zinaida Torkhovskaya [real name: Zinaida Tarakhovskaya] (Oktyabrina)
A. Tserep [real name: Antonio Tserep]
Alternative Titles
Die Abenteuer eines Oktoberkindes – Germany
The Adventures of an Octoberite – USA
The Adventures of Oktyabrina
Les Aventures d’Octobrine – Belgium (French)
Przygody Oktiabryny – Poland
References
Books
- Kino: A History of the Russian and Soviet Film by Jay Leyda p.180 – note
- Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.3 – credits
