
With an international chess tournament in progress, a young man becomes completely obsessed with the game. His fiancée has no interest in it, and becomes frustrated and depressed by his neglect of her, but wherever she goes she finds that she cannot escape chess. On the brink of giving up, she meets the world champion, Capablanca himself, with interesting results.

as The Hero

as Vera

as Vera's friend

as House Painter

as Tram Passenger

as Cameo The World Champion

as Chemist

as Chemist's Assistant

as Policeman


as Cameo (uncredited)

as Cameo (uncredited)

as Game Spectator (uncredited)

as Grandfather



as Cameo

as Cameo

as Cameo

as Cameo

as Cameo

as Cameo


as Man in the waiting line