The Volga Boatman (1926 film)

This article is about the 1926 American silent film. For the 1936 French film, see The Volga Boatman (1936 film).

The Volga Boatman
Poster for film
Directed byCecil B. DeMille
Frank Urson (asst. director)
Written byLenore J. Coffee
Based onThe Volga Boatman
by Konrad Bercovici
Produced byCecil B. DeMille
StarringWilliam Boyd
Victor Varconi
Elinor Fair
CinematographyJ. Peverell Marley
Arthur C. Miller
Fred Westerberg
Edited byAnne Bauchens
Music byHugo Riesenfeld
Production
company
Cecil De Mille Pictures Corp.
Distributed byProducers Distributing Corporation
Release date
  • April 4, 1926 (1926-04-04)
[1]
Running time
120 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)
Budget$479,357[2]
Box office$1,275,375[2]

The Volga Boatman is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille,[3] who reportedly said the film was, "his greatest achievement in picture making".[citation needed] The film's budget was $479,000 and it grossed $1.27 million.[2] The film was highly successful, turning William Boyd into matinee idol overnight.

  1. ^ "The Volga Boatman". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Birchard, Robert S. (2004). Cecil B. DeMille's Hollywood. University Press of Kentucky. p. 210. ISBN 978-0-8131-2636-4.
  3. ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: The Volga Boatman". silentera.com. Retrieved April 6, 2024.