Chrysanthemums (russian: Хризантемы) is a 1914 short film directed by Pyotr Chardynin.

Plot

The film tells about the ballerina Vera Nevolina, the enamored big debtor Vladimir. Vera wants to help Vladimir repay his debts and offers him her jewels, but Vladimir starts courting a young and rich widow in the hope that she will marry him and he will pay off with all his debts.

Starring

Vera Karalli Vera Alexeyevna Karalli (russian: Вера Алексеевна Каралли; 27 July 1889 – 16 November 1972) was a Russian ballet dancer, choreographer and silent film actress during the early years of the 20th century. Early life and ca ...

as Vera Alekseevna Nevolina, the dancer *

Ivan Mozzhukhin Ivan Ilyich Mozzhukhin ( rus, Иван Ильич Мозжухин, p=ɪˈvan ɨˈlʲjitɕ mɐˈʑːʉxʲɪn; —18 January 1939), usually billed using the French transliteration Ivan Mosjoukine, was a Russian silent film actor. Career in Ru ...

as Vladimir * Raisa Reyzen as Widow (as R. Reisen) *

Sofya Goslavskaya Sofya Goslavskaya (russian: Софья Гославская, 1890—1979) was a Russian theater and film actress. Selected filmography * 1913 — '' The Accession of the House of Romanovs'' * 1913 — '' The Little House in Kolomna'' * 1914 � ...

(as S. Goslavskaya) *

Lidiya Tridenskaya Lidiya is a feminine given name. People *Lidiya Alfeyeva (born 1946), a Soviet long jumper *Lidiya Belozyorova (1945–2022), Ukrainian actresses *Lidiya Ginzburg (1902–1990), a major Soviet literary critic and a survivor of the siege of Leni ...

Aleksandr Kheruvimov Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Al ...

as Administrator of the theatreХризантемы (1914) Full Cast & Crew
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References

External links

* 1914 films 1910s Russian-language films Russian silent films Russian black-and-white films Films of the Russian Empire {{1910s-Russia-film-stub