Acting
Aleksandr Kheruvimov
Born 1868-01-01 · Perm, Perm uyezd, Perm Governorate, Russian Empire [now Perm Krai, Russia]
Acting credits
6.3A tragic story of a ballerina.
Chrysanthemums
1914
NRLost film based on Leo Tolstoy's story from War and Peace novel.
Natasha Rostova
1915
6.4After being betrayed by her playboy lover, a heartbroken mute young woman joins a ballet company; during a performance of “The Dying Swan,” she enraptures a painter obsessed with portraying death genuinely.
The Dying Swan
1917
5.1It 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.
The Night Before Christmas
1913
Based on the novel of the same name by Ivan Goncharov. Raisky falls in love with his second cousin Vera, but she coldly rejects his advances. He soon learns that Vera is having an affair with exiled official Mark Volokhov, with whom She is secretly dating. One day, Vera, in a fit of passion, gives herself to Volokhov, which she immediately regrets doing. Raisky and Tatyana Markovna suffer along with her having learned about Vera’s situation. Volokhov invites Vera to marry him but she refuses his proposal. After all these passions, calm comes and in the final frames of the picture, Raisky draws a portrait of Vera, and then sits down to write a long-planned novel.
The Precipice
1913
6.2Since Zoya Verenskaya's husband passed away ten years ago, she has been devoted to her daughter Lee. At present, Lee is in poor health, and she is in danger of losing her eyesight. Zoya's suitor Dmitry wants to get married, but Zoya is determined to wait until Lee is better. Then, on a vacation in the Crimea, they learn Lee's true feelings for Dmitry, and suddenly all of their lives are thrown into turmoil.
For Happiness
1917
5.0No synopsis available yet.
Nelly Raintseva
1916
NRNo synopsis available yet.
The Tale of the Sleeping Princess and the Seven Knights
1914
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Annushka's Case
1917
5.8This film captures a stage production at Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, accompanied by the choir of Moscow Synagogue. Brothers Isaak and Borukh are both in love with Sarra, but Sarra chooses Isaac and they got married. However, Sarra could not conceive for ten years, and their Rabbi tells them that according to Jewish law, they must divorce. Isaak's parents push him to sign the divorce paper, then their Rabbi drops the divorce paper to Sarra's feet. She tells Isaac about her grief, and Isaak commits suicide. Soon after-wards, Sore realizes that she is pregnant, but she is now single.
Sorrows of Sarah
1913
NRNo synopsis available yet.
The Retribution
1916
NRBased on Alexander Ostrovsky's "The Snow Maiden"
Snegurochka
1914
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Behind The Doors Of The Salon
1913
6.7Marianna advertises for work as a reader and is employed by the reclusive millionaire Dymov. Appreciative of her sensitive, artistic nature, and of her youthful innocence and purity, Dymov is protective of Marianna and shields her from the attentions of his philandering playboy son. Marianna confesses to her fiancé Sergei that, at times, she feels deeply conflicted, drawn by the seductive lure of wealth and luxury. When her protector Dymov dies, his son begins to pursue her. Can Marianna resist her attraction to the opulent lifestyle that Dymov's son offers?
Mirages
1916
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Another's Soul
1916
NRA Jewish parvenu climbs the social ladder by seducing wealthy women.
Leon Drey
1915
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Princess Larisa
1917
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Cold Souls
1914
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Lina under Examination, or the Turbulent Corpse
1917
5.8In order to allow another servant to go home to be with her children, Nastya agrees to serve in her place, as a maid in the household in which Nastya's grandfather is a porter. Soon afterwards, the woman who owns the house goes on a trip, leaving her son Pavel at home. Pavel is engaged to Ellen, but Ellen flirts openly with other men. Nastya and the servants quickly realize that Ellen is having an ongoing romantic affair with Baron von Rehren. This puts the servants, and especially the sensitive Nastya, in a painfully uncomfortable position.
Silent Witnesses
1914
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Arkasha Is Getting Married
1917
8.0The waiter Antosha is in love with the restaurant owner's daughter. This distracts Antosha from his work and the owner is going to fire him. The notary appears and informs the owner that Antosha is receiving a large inheritance. He sets up a three-year contract with Antosha which, In the event of its early termination, the owner receives a large amount. Drunk, Antosha signs the contract, and the next day he becomes rich. Antosha wants to quit right away, but after seeing the contract, he remains to work. At night, he leads the luxurious life of a rich man. The owner of the restaurant is trying this way and that to fire Antosha. But he manages not only to avoid being fired, but also to marry his daughter.
The Draconian Contract
1915
NRNo synopsis available yet.
The Poet and the Fallen Soul
1918
Opera singer Yuri Nagorny is a famous celadon and a ladies' man. Easily and with impunity he breaks women's hearts. But retribution catches up with him. Sister once seduced and ruined Nagorny dancer arranges arson in his apartment. The seducer's face is disfigured by burns - now he is safe for women.
Yuriy Nagorniy
1916