Vintage original 9.25 x 12 in. US sheet music from the 1920's Russian Revolution-themed silent film drama/romance, THE VOLGA BOATMAN, released in 1926 by Producers Distributing Corporation and directed by Cecil B. DeMille.
Published in 1926 by G. Schirmer, Inc., the song is entitled Song of the Volga Boatmen, with the English version by Sigmund Spaeth and harmonized by Carl Deis. The front cover depcits artwork of the film's star, William Boyd, along with a photographic scene, and the interior consists of 2 pages of music. It is in overall fine- condition.
*"The Volga Boatman is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille, who reportedly said the film was, "his greatest achievement in picture making". The film's budget was $479,000 and it grossed $1.27 million. The film was highly successful, turning William Boyd into matinee idol overnight. The filming location was Wood Island, near Rio Vista, California, in 1925.
As described in a film magazine review,[2] Vera, a princess engaged to a Russian nobleman, falls in love with Feodor, a young boatman. A revolution breaks out and the threatened princess is saved by the boatman, and brought to an inn as his wife. Here they are both captured by the royal army, where the woman’s former sweetheart makes her dance for the drunken soldiers. The boatman shoots one of them, and he and the princess are ordered to be shot. They are saved in time by the revolutionists, who force the noblemen to assume their places as boatmen. Realizing they are in love with each other, the boatman and the princess go their way."
*(source: Wikipedia)
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