Be Silent, Sorrow, Be Silent

Be Silent, Sorrow, Be Silent

45 mins | Drama, Romance | May 14, 1918

Paula is a circus performer married to the alcoholic clown-acrobat Lorio. Lorio's heavy drinking leads to him being severely injured during a performance. This forces Paula and the now-crippled Lorio to become street musicians. This film formerly ran to 81 minutes – regrettably, the second half is considered lost.

Be Silent, Sorrow, Be Silent

45 mins | Drama, Romance | May 14, 1918

Be Silent, Sorrow, Be Silent
Paula is a circus performer married to the alcoholic clown-acrobat Lorio. Lorio's heavy drinking leads to him being severely injured during a performance. This forces Paula and the now-crippled Lorio to become street musicians. This film formerly ran to 81 minutes – regrettably, the second half is considered lost.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers D. І. Kharitonov
Original title Молчи, грусть... молчи
Directors Cheslav Sabinsky, Vyacheslav Viskovsky, Pyotr Chardynin
Writers Pyotr Chardynin

Cast

Vera Kholodnaya

as Paula, Lorio's partner

Pyotr Chardynin

as Lorio, Musik-Clown

Konstantin Khokhlov

as Olekso Presvich, a hypnotist and illusionist

Ivan Khudoleyev

as Prakhov, a merchant

Vladimir Maksimov

as Volyntsev, an artist

Yanina Mirato

as A lady of the demi-monde

Vitold Polonsky

as Telepnev, a rich gentleman

Olga Rakhmanova

as Volyntsev's mother

Ossip Runitsch

as Zaritskii, a barrister