Inhabitants of a flophouse struggle to survive under the harsh treatment imposed by the landlord, Kostyleva. One resident, young thief Wasska Pepel, ends his affair with the landlord's wife, Vassilissa, and takes up with her sister, Natacha. Pepel also befriends the baron, a former nobleman fallen on hard times, but Pepel's attempts at happiness are complicated when he's accused of murder by a spiteful Vassilissa.
as Pepel Wasska
as Vassilissa Kostyleva
as Le baron
as Nastia, la prostituée
as Natacha, la sœur de Vassilissa
as Anna
as le vieux Kostileff
as l'acteur alcoolique
as le comte
as le commissaire Toptoum
as Lukas, le philosophe
as Félix, le valet de chambre du baron
as Aliocha, le fou accordéoniste
as Uncredited
