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...
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Character: Ladygin
Character: Kira
Character: Aleksei
Character: Vera Artemyevna
Character: Konstantsiya
Character: Svekolkin
Character: Annushka
Character: Parasha
Character: Aleksei's assistant
Character: master who hangs the picture
Character: Polynov
Character: neighbour-granddad
Character: old man
Character: audience member in the theater (uncredited)