Based on the play of the same name by Leonid Leonov. The famous singer Ladygin, who has won success and fame, lives in a spacious apartment furnished with paintings and luxury goods. Suddenly, an old front-line friend, a prominent scientist Svekolkin, comes to Ladygin. Realizing that for Ladygin, ranks and titles are more valuable than human qualities, Svekolkin tells his friend that he works as a simple cashier. This leads to a number of misunderstandings and comic situations...
as Ladygin
as Kira
as Aleksei
as Vera Artemyevna
as Konstantsiya
as Svekolkin
as Annushka
as Parasha
as Aleksei's assistant
as master who hangs the picture
as Polynov
as neighbour-granddad
as old man
as audience member in the theater (uncredited)
