'Storm Over Asia'

One of the major inaccuracies of this film (which is Russian) is that the British never invaded Mongolia.

Of course, the film focuses on a Mongolian herdsman who is thrust into a battle between the Russian and British forces as they angle for control of this region.

The herdsman is caught and executed by the British. But once they learn the herdsman is the descendent of Genghis Khan, they retrieve and rehabilitate the man to be the face of the British puppet regime.

Of course, the British were never around. The Russians were.

In 1928, of course, Russia was mired deep into an oppressive communist regime and were not allowed to make real films in lieu of propaganda. This film endears the Russian government to the indegenous peoples of their land, which is very diverse. Russia's a weird country. You don't get stuck on the Asian and European continents and not collect a diverse melting pot of people. Asians of mongoloid background are a large part of the Russian tapestry.

Maybe the Russians were trying to reach out to these people. Maybe they were just trying to run down the imperialist England and, in turn, Americans.