Bavu is a 1923 silent American drama film directed by Stuart Paton, starring Wallace Beery in the title role, and written by Albert Kenyon and Raymond L. Schrock based upon a play by Earl Carroll.[1][2] The film is a period piece involving Bolsheviks and the Russian Revolution.

Bavu
Directed byStuart Paton
Written byRaymond L. Schrock
Albert Kenyon
Based onThe Attic of Felix Bavu
by Earl Carroll
Produced byCarl Laemmle
StarringWallace Beery
CinematographyAllen M. Davey
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • May 7, 1923 (1923-05-07)
Running time
8 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Plot

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According to the Motion Picture News: A Russian revolutionist incites the peasantry to burn the city. Mischka, a former servant in the nobelman's home, is commissioner of licenses under the new administration. He loves the princess and in order to get her out of the country it is necessary to have the passport sealed with the revolutionist's ring. A fight follows, but Mischka escapes with the girl while Bavu drowns in the pursuit.[3]

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Preservation

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With no prints of Bavu found in any film archives,[4] it is a lost film.

References

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  1. ^ American Film Institute Catalog: Bavu
  2. ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Bavu at silentera.com
  3. ^ Reid, Laurence (1924). ""Bavu"". Motion Picture News. XXVII (17): 2059.
  4. ^ Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Bavu
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