The Draconian Contract (1915)
Драконовский контракт
The waiter Antosha is in love with the restaurant owner's daughter. This distracts Antosha from his work and the owner is going to fire him. The notary appears and informs the owner that Antosha is receiving a large inheritance. He sets up a three-year contract with Antosha which, In the event of its early termination, the owner receives a large amount. Drunk, Antosha signs the contract, and the next day he becomes rich. Antosha wants to quit right away, but after seeing the contract, he remains to work. At night, he leads the luxurious life of a rich man. The owner of the restaurant is trying this way and that to fire Antosha. But he manages not only to avoid being fired, but also to marry his daughter.
- Date of release
- 1915-12-05
- TMDB
- 8.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 40m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Director
- Pyotr Chardynin
Casting
- Aleksandr Kheruvimov — Restaurant owner
- Vera Karalli — Restaurant owner's daughter
- Antoni Fertner — Antosha, the waiter
- Tatiana Bach — Mishka, the janitor
- Georg Asagaroff — The brawler
- V. Glinskaya — Woman in the restaurant
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