Frozen Hearts

Frozen Hearts

1923 · 25 min · ★ 5.7 · Comedy

In the trembling Russian village of Popoffski, a young woman (Katherine Grant) is wooed by a hopeful lover, the son of a humble pool shark (Stan) right under the very nose of her father. When the man proposes marriage to her the father is happy to let her go, seeing as he has nine other children to worry about. As the couple celebrate their love for one another they are approached by a military officer who threatens to take the woman away to use as a court dancer.

Directed by J.A. Howe

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Stan Laurel Olaf - A peasant
James Finlayson General Sappovitch
Mae Laurel Madame XXX
Katherine Grant Sonia, the peasant girl
Pierre Couderc Count Alexis Pifflevitch
George Rowe Soldier
Sammy Brooks The general's second

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