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The Night Before Christmas (1913)
Directed by Wladyslaw Starewicz
Overview
Based on Gogol’s story. It is Christmas Eve, and the town witches’ son, a blacksmith, seeks an honest marriage to his love who wishes for a pair of shoes fit for the Tsarina. A mischievous devil is trapped into providing service to the smith.
Length 41 minutes
Actors
Ivan Mosjoukine | Olga Obolenskaya | Lidiya Tridenskaya | Petr Lopukhin | Aleksandr Kheruvimov | Pavel Knorr | Praskovya Maksimova | A. Sorin