Ivan Koval-Samborsky ( Ukrainian: Іван Коваль-Самборський; 16 September 1893 – 10 January 1962) was a Ukrainian

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and

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. After establishing himself in the Soviet film industry in the 1920s, he briefly went to work in Germany during the late 1920s before returning to Russia following the arrival of

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. In 1938 he was arrested by the Soviet authorities leading to his most recent film, the anti-

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'' The Swamp Soldiers'', having to be reshot to minimize his role.Gershenson p.20 He didn't appear in another film until 1957.

Selected filmography

* ''

Chess Fever ''Chess Fever'' (russian: Шахматная горячка, Shakhmatnaya goryachka) is a 1925 Soviet silent comedy film directed by Vsevolod Pudovkin and Nikolai Shpikovsky. ''Chess Fever'' is a comedy about the Moscow 1925 chess tournament, m ...

'' (1925) * ''

His Call ''His Call'' (russian: Его призыв, Yego prizyv) is a 1925 Soviet drama film directed by Yakov Protazanov. It was also released as ''23 January'' (russian: 23 января, italic=yes) in the Soviet Union and as ''Broken Chains'' in the U ...

'' (1925) * ''

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'' (1926) * ''

Man from the Restaurant ''Man from the Restaurant'' (russian: Человек из ресторана, italic=yes) is a 1927 Soviet drama film directed by Yakov Protazanov based on the story by Ivan Shmelyov. The main role was written for Ivan Moskvin, but he was chang ...

'' (1927) * '' The Forty-First'' (1927) * ''

The Prince of Rogues ''The Prince of Rogues'' (german: Schinderhannes) is a 1928 German silent drama film directed by Curtis Bernhardt and starring Hans Stüwe, Lissy Arna and Albert Steinrück. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. The film's art dire ...

'' (1928) * '' Mary Lou'' (1928) * '' Love in the Cowshed'' (1928) *''

The Yellow Ticket ''The Yellow Ticket'' is a 1931 pre-Code American drama film based on the 1914 play of the same name by Michael Morton, produced by the Fox Film Corporation, directed by Raoul Walsh, and starring Elissa Landi, Lionel Barrymore and Laurence ...

'' (1928) * '' Knights of the Night'' (1928) * '' Mariett Dances Today'' (1928) * '' When the Guard Marches'' (1928) * ''

Cagliostro Count Alessandro di Cagliostro (, ; 2 June 1743 – 26 August 1795) was the alias of the Italian occultist Giuseppe Balsamo (; in French usually referred to as Joseph Balsamo). Cagliostro was an Italian adventurer and self-styled magician. ...

'' (1929) * '' My Heart is a Jazz Band'' (1929) * ''

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'' (1929) * ''

Alraune ''Alraune'' (German for ) is a novel by German novelist Hanns Heinz Ewers published in 1911. It is also the name of the female lead character. The book originally featured illustrations by Ilna Ewers-Wunderwald. Legend The basis of the story o ...

'' (1930) * '' Bookkeeper Kremke'' (1930) * '' Busy Girls'' (1930) * '' The Big Attraction'' (1931) * '' Transit Camp'' (1932) * '' Once in the Summer'' (1936)

References

Bibliography

* Olga Gershenson. ''The Phantom Holocaust: Soviet Cinema and Jewish Catastrophe''. Rutgers University Press, 2013.

External links

* 1893 births 1962 deaths Russian male film actors Russian male silent film actors Russian male stage actors Ukrainian male film actors Ukrainian male silent film actors Soviet male actors {{Ukraine-actor-stub