Drama on the Volga

Overview

The heroine loves her father's young steward. The appearance of her father, attempting to match her with a rich old man, makes her hide her lover under the featherbed, where he suffocates; An unwitting, almost anecdotal murder-- understandable familial insubordination turned deadly. Having found the corpse, mother and daughter in fear call the janitor, who hides the body in a barrel and throws it into the Volga river. The 'kindly' janitor, however, begins to blackmail the troubled women.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

July 28, 1913

Original language

Russian

Spoken languages

Russian

Countries

Russia

Production

G.I. Libken,A. Ya. Braygen & Co

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt5460396