Off to Russia!
Mrs. West worries about her husband's trip.
Cowboy Jeddy, Mr. West's faithful servant.
Mr. West's morning mail.
To Mr. West...
president of the Y.M.C.A.
Dear Sir, we have learned of your bold intention
to investigate the land of the Bolsheviks.
Enclosed are New York magazines depicting
the types of people in today's barbaric Russia.
We advise you to take a guard and weapons.
yours truly T.P. Gallagher
A RUSSIAN BOLSHEVIK TYPE!
"Dear, take Jeddie with you. He'll protect you from these beasts".
A month later, West arrives in the capital of the Bolsheviks.
Mr. West's suitcases!
A less distinguished traveller
Garter trouble.
"Courage, boss! I'll protect you in this barbaric country!"
Comfort is a relative concept.
On duty.
Once a fop,
now just a small time crook. Zhban, the Count.
The rest of the Gang:
the "Dandy" and the "Countess"
And One-Eye.
"There's a smell of dollars in the air.
A surprise from America!"
Jeddie's poor brain gets all mixed up.
"We'll swindle this Mr. West! We'll get those dollar!"
"The Bolsheviks got the suitcases AND Mr. West!"
Ellie, an American.
No outsiders allowed here!
"Ellie!"
"Jed!"
Mr. West has taken refuge in the office of an American firm.
Without his loyal bodyguard, he's feeling low.
The Gang goes to work.
Zhban sets a trap.
"Tell me how did you find my briefcase?"
" I'll tell you the whole story. They'll love it in America!"
Prison
"I rescued the briefcase, just as it was about to be stolen!"
"I took off my hat to the most cultured government in the world!"
The trap is about to spring.
"You better stay in my apartment. You're being followed here."
"But I have a lot of luggage."
"Take the bare essentials. We'll come back later for the rest."
Ellie tries to get the police...
to release her fellow countryman.
"I first met Jed in America.
He saved me from a criminal attack!"
"You see, Jeddie's boss made him think...
all Russians are as wild as savages."
Jeddie is released.
Meanwhile, Mr. West is getting a tour of Moscow.
"Just look what these barbarians have done to the University."
"That's where the Imperial Bolshoi Theatre used to be."
"My Palace..."
"I had to exchange it for a hovel. Well, anyway,
you'll be closer to the cruel realities of life today."
Tea, Soviet style.
Jeddie sets out with Ellie...
to look for his missing boss.
"Very accurate. Just like in real life."
The countess puts her heart in her work.
Gang Number Two!
"Get together ten scary-looking guys. We'll put on a show of...
Bolshevik brutality for that idiot American.
We'll pay in dollars."
Back in the office,
they discuss Mr. West's disappearance.
"The Bolsheviks! Run for your life!"
"Darling, I'll show them how an AMERICAN acts!"
The Death Sentence!
Everything started to spin around.
Awaiting Death
Zhban's shadow tricks
Don't despair, salvation is near.
Give bearer 1000 dollars.
We'll pull you up through the chimney. Send out another $1000.
"Our friends are on their toes!"
Mr. West's long absence has upset the people at the office.
"You've got to find Mr. West today.
I recommend that you go to the police."
"We're safe!"
"I'll teach you to kiss my wife!"
"Calm down! Calm down!"
"Pay him something, for heaven's sake!"
"Have a look at a REAL Bolshevik."
Reading about cowboys...
continues to fascinate Russian children.
"He loves me, he loves me not..."
Mr. West finally sees Moscow.
The University
Science for the working class
The Bolshoy Theatre
"Now you're going to see THOUSANDS of real Bolsheviks."
"Here they are !"
"And they are all GENUINE !"
Dear Madge, greetings from Soviet Russia.
Burn those New York magazines,
and hang a portrait of Lenin on the wall.
Long live the Bolsheviks! Your John.
On the way to the radio station.
The Moscow radio station.