''Mishki versus Yudenich'' (russian: Мишки против Юденича, Mishki protiv Yudenicha) is a 1925

Soviet The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen nation ...

silent

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by Grigori Kozintsev and

Leonid Trauberg Leonid Zakharovich Trauberg (russian: Леонид Захарович Трауберг, 17 January 1902 – 14 November 1990) was a Ukrainian Soviet film director and screenwriter. He directed 17 films between 1924 and 1961 and was awarded the S ...

. Acting debut of Yanina Zhejmo. The film is believed to be lost.

Plot

The film is a comedy about adventures of a boy named Mishka and a bear at the headquarters of General

Nikolai Yudenich Nikolai Nikolayevich Yudenich ( – 5 October 1933) was a commander of the Russian Imperial Army during World War I. He was a leader of the anti-communist White movement in Northwestern Russia during the Civil War. Biography Early life Yuden ...

during the

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, which had been fought between 1917 and 1922.

Cast

* Alexander Zavyalov as Mishka, paperboy * Polina Pona as white spy * Sergei Gerasimov as shpik *

Andrei Kostrichkin Andrei Aleksandrovich Kostrichkin (russian: Андрей Александрович Костричкин; 24 August 1901 – 28 February 1973) was a Soviet actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1925 and 1971. Honored Artist of the RSF ...

as shpik * Yevgeny Kumeyko as General Yudenich * Emil Gal as photographer *

Yanina Zhejmo Yanina Boleslavovna Zhejmo (russian: Янина Болеславовна Жеймо; pl, Janina Bolesławowna Żejmo; 29 May 1909 – 29 December 1987) was a Soviet actress of Polish origin. Her father was Polish and her mother was Russian. She ...

as youngster

References

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* 1925 films Lenfilm films Soviet black-and-white films 1925 comedy films Soviet comedy films Russian comedy films Soviet silent short films Lost Russian films Films directed by Grigori Kozintsev Films directed by Leonid Trauberg 1925 lost films Lost comedy films Russian black-and-white films Lost Soviet films Silent comedy films {{1920s-USSR-film-stub