The Second Wife

Overview

Early silent film from Uzbekistan: Adolat lives happily with her mother and father, leading a joyous life alongside her best friend, Qumri, who is later married to Umar. But this happiness comes to an end the day she is given in marriage as a second wife to the wealthy merchant Taki Bai, whose first wife Kadhija is infertile.

Directed by Mikhail Doronin

Top cast

Ra Messerer

Adolat, second wife

G

Grigol Chechelashvili

Tajibai

Mikhail Doronin

Sadygbai

Nabi Ganiyev

S

Shakhida Magzumova

Dancer

M

M. Grineva

Khadycha, first wife

U

U. Khan-Mirzobaeva

Mother in law

Z

Z. Yuldashbaeva

Ivan Khudoleyev

Details