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.
Vera Kholodnaya
Paula, Lorio's partner
Pyotr Chardynin
Lorio, Musik-Clown
Konstantin Khokhlov
Olekso Presvich, a hypnotist and illusionist
Ivan Khudoleyev
Prakhov, a merchant
Vladimir Maksimov
Volyntsev, an artist
Yanina Mirato
A lady of the demi-monde
Vitold Polonsky
Telepnev, a rich gentleman
Olga Rakhmanova
Volyntsev's mother
Ossip Runitsch
Zaritskii, a barrister
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.
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