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A Sammy in Siberia

A Sammy in Siberia

1919Short⏱️ 10mPassed
ComedyShort
5.7
IMDB Rating
410 votes

An American, separated from his troop, protects a helpless Russian girl from marauding Bolsheviks.

Director
Hal Roach
Writers
N/A
Stars
Harold Lloyd, 'Snub' Pollard, Bebe Daniels
Release Date
April 6, 1919
Language
None
Country
United States
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Harold Lloyd
Harold Lloyd
as Private Sammy Strong
'Snub' Pollard
'Snub' Pollard
as Count Pop-up-skyvitch
Bebe Daniels
Bebe Daniels
as Olga
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Sammy Brooks
as Short Soldier
Lige Conley
Lige Conley
as Commanding office
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Phyllis Daniels
as Kidnapped Woman
Wally Howe
Wally Howe
as Soldier
Bud Jamison
Bud Jamison
as Renegade
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Dee Lampton
as Renegeade
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Gus Leonard
as Ivan Whiski Broomsky

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Hal Roach Studios - 8822 Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
Production
Rolin Films

🏷️ Keywords

one reeler

🎯 Categories

ComedyShort

⭐ Featured Review

Unexpected, quick and entertaining sight gags
by jordondave-280852025-01-21
7/10

"(1919) A Sammy in Siberia SILENT COMEDY From the running time of 10 minutes, there is still enough innovative sight gags to keep me entertained that has a small Boshevik army clashing with a dad and his daughter, Olga (Bebe Daniels). To which they manage to take ever the small cabin and at the same time try try to be fresh with Olga who she manages to escape and run away, while her dad is injured on the shoulder. Meanwhile, Sammy Strong (Harold Lloyd) who is supposed to be part of his American army unit, marched on the wrong cue, and conveniently marches straight toward the cabin where the Bo..."

💡 Did You Know?

The U.S. Army had thousands of troops in Russia at the time of this film for several reasons - as part of an Allied force to fight against the Reds in the civil war, to protect military supplies headed for the eastern front, to help operate the Tran-Siberian Railway and to help evacuate the Czechoslovakian Army and transfer them to the Western Front. President Woodrow Wilson began sending troops there in 1918, but they were all withdrawn by 1920.

📖 Synopsis

An American, separated from his troop, protects a helpless Russian girl from marauding Bolsheviks.