The Night Before Christmas 1913
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.
Director: Władysław Starewicz
Cast
Ivan Mosjoukine
Devil
Olga Obolenskaya
Oksana
Lidiya Tridenskaya
Solokha
Petr Lopuhin
Vakula
Aleksandr Kheruvimov
Golova
Pavel Knorr
Chub
Praskovya Maksimova
Oksana's mother
A. Sorin