The Girl with the Hat Box

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The Girl with the Hat Box ★★ 1927

Early Russian production about a poor working girl who's paid with a lottery ticket rather than rubles (an ironic pre-communist theme?). When she strikes it rich in the lottery, her boss gives chase and silent antics ensue. Silent with orchestral score. 67m/B VHS, DVD . RU Anna Sten, Vladimar Fogel, Serafina Birman, Ivan KovalSamborsky; D: Boris Barnet.

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