06 Jul 1929
Black Magic
On a South Seas island, "three white derelicts drink away memories of the past. After many adventures during which a girl enters the picture, the three are rehabilitated and everything turns out happily."
Aelita: Queen of Mars
A young man travels to Mars in a rocket ship, where he leads a popular uprising against the ruling group with the support of Queen Aelita, who has fallen in love with him after watching him through a telescope.
Top Billed Cast
Игорь Ильинский Kravtsov - amateur sleuth
Nikolai Tsereteli Engineer Los
Nikolai Tsereteli Evguieni Spiridinov
Nikolai Batalov Gusev, Red Army Soldier
Вера Орлова Nurse Masha, Gusev's Wife
Valentina Kuindzhi Natasha, Los' Wife (as Vera Kuindzhi)
Pavel Pol Viktor Ehrlich, Sugar Profiteer
Konstantin Eggert Tuskub, Ruler of Mars
Aleksandra Peregonets Ihoshka, Aelita's Maidservant
Иосиф Толчанов Mars Astronomer with Ihoshka
N. Tretyakova Yelena, Ehrlich's Wife
Sofya Levitina President House Committee
Варвара Массалитинова Neighbour at funeral
Михаил Жаров Actor in Play
Владимир Уральский Soldier
Иван Чувелёв Actor in Play (uncredited)
Vera Drutskaya Guest at Illegal Bal (uncredited)
Галина Кравченко Neighbout at Illegal Bal (uncredited)
Viktor Latyshevskiy Guest at Illegal Bal (uncredited)
Elena Lenskaya Guest at Illegal Bal (uncredited)
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