
Aleksander Novikov
Acting
Known For

The first Russian talking picture which won a prize at the 1st Venice IFF. The action is set in 1923. The USSR is struggling with hunger and economic ruin. It is a story of homeless teenagers for whom a work commune is set up with the idea of uniting and reforming them.
Road to Life
Partially lost.
The Comediant Girl
About an old retired turner who returned to the machine in the hard days for the plant. Considered lost.
Turner Alekseev
Two young women fight over the love of a hunter.
Rivals

The events in the film take place in pre-revolutionary Russia. A riot of workers of a large porcelain factory is taking place. After the burning of one of the shops, Grunya's father dies in the fire. The owner of the factory caused the fire in order to obtain a fine from the workers. Grunya urgers the workers to fight, but is injured, yet she still urges the people not to give up.
Nightingale
An agitprop film about the activities of the International Workers' Aid Organization (IWLO).