1930

75m

Redemption

Summary

In Russia in the early 1900s, Fedya, a handsome, self-indulgent womanizer, falls in love with and marries Lisa, his friend Victor's fiancée. Fedya quickly tires of domestic life and resumes his profligate ways, drinking and gambling away his family's fortune. Lisa refuses to leave him despite his deplorable ways, so he takes drastic measures to ensure that she will no longer be harmed by his actions and reputation.

Cast

John Gilbert

Fedya Protasoff

Renée Adorée

Masha

Conrad Nagel

Victor Karenin

Eleanor Boardman

Lisa Protasoff

Claire McDowell

Anna Pavlovna

Nigel De Brulier

Petushkov

Tully Marshall

Artimiev

Mack Swain

Magistrate

Erville Alderson

Bearded Mariner in Cafe

Sidney Bracey

Waiter

Richard Alexander

Policeman

Geraldine Dvorak

Anna Pavlovna's Maid

Stanley Blystone

Minor Role (uncredited)

Lena Malena

Gypsy (uncredited)

Kit Wain

Boy (uncredited)

Crew

Director

Lionel Barrymore

Director

Fred Niblo

Dialogue

Edwin Justus Mayer

Novel

Leo Tolstoy

Theatre Play

Arthur Hopkins

Writer

Dorothy Farnum

Reviews

fbacher

May 11, 2018

An early talkie that was made very much in the style of a silent film, which is sadly very distracting. The dialogue is thin, very predictable and overly dramatic. The story drags on with one scene following predictably after another. One can see why John Gilbert fell out of favour after such a performance, even if not his fault.