Series: Harold Lloyd Director: Hal Roach Producer: Hal Roach Titles: H.M. Walker Photography: Walter Lundin Editor: Stars: Harold Lloyd, Bebe Daniels, Snub Pollard Company: Pathé Exchange Released: 06 April 1919 Length: 1 reel Production No.: L-73 Filming dates: January 23-28, 1919 Rating: -/10

A Sammy In Siberia

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Olga (Bebe Daniels) lives in a small chalet with her father (Gus Leonard) out in snow-covered Siberia. One day she takes her bucket out to the frozen lake to gather water where the leader of the Bolsheviks, one Count Pop-up-skyvitch (Snub Pollard) awaits with his small army of men. As they advance, she runs home and together with her father they start shooting at the men. Unfortunately the father is shot and the army descend upon the front door. They go inside and take the girl and her father hostage whilst helping themselves to a bottle of vodka they discover in the cupboard. At the American army headquarters a message is received to send out troops on patrol where they find Private Sammy Strong (Harold Lloyd) lying in the snow reading a magazine and smoking a cigarette. He is quickly commissioned to join in the mission before he wanders off and becomes disengaged with the others. With the renegades distracted by the booze, Olga slips out of the chalet and goes for help. She finds Sammy stuck up a tree on account of her dog which had chased him. After rescuing him Sammy and Olga hide in a fallen tree and as the army of men approach, Sammy kicks them all one by one down the snow-covered hill and into a heap at the bottom [see favourite bit]. Sammy and Olga go back to her chalet and Sammy hides in the attic. The army burst in and Sammy drops a vase over the Count's head before launching an attack on every man individually. Finally, the renegades run away, leaving Sammy with Olga. He barely has enough time to ask her to come and live with him in Chicago before his commanding officer comes and takes him away.

Favourite bit Harold Lloyd's disposal of the renegades down the hill in the snow.

Trivia • Copyrighted February 27, 1919. • Bebe Daniels' mother Phyllis has a small role in the film. • The dog's name is Fidovitch. My opinion • Pristine, beautiful print of the film made it pleasurable to watch.

	Harold Lloyd Private Sammy Strong
	Bebe Daniels Olga
	Snub Pollard Count Pop-up-skyvitch
	Gus Leonard Ivan Whiski Broomsky
	Sammy Brooks Short renegade
	Marie Mosquini Kidnapped girl
	James Parrott Renegade
	Bud Jamison Renegade
	Noah Young Burly soldier
	Wallace Howe Soldier
	Fred C. Newmeyer Private Brown
	Phyllis Daniels Kidnapped woman
	Lige Conley Commanding officer
	Dee Lampton Renegade
	E.J. Ritter [?]
	Chase Thorne [?]

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Acknowledgements: The Harold Lloyd Encyclopedia by Annette D'Agostino Lloyd Steve Massa (help) Jesse Brisson (identification of Bud Jamison, Dee Lampton, Fred Newmeyer and Lige Conley) Thomas Schober (help) This page was last updated on: 23 May 2022