Russian Empire, the middle of the XIX century. Aged, beggar dramatic actor Lev Gurych Sinichkin, in search of work, wanders through the cities with his young daughter Liza. They dream that Lisa someday will succeed on stage and become a famous actress.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Vasili MerkuryevLev Gurych Sinichkin | Lev Gurych Sinichkin |
 Liliya YudinaLiza Sinichkina | Liza Sinichkina |
 Tatyana KarpovaRaisa Surmilova | Raisa Surmilova |
 Nikolai AfanasyevSerge Vetrinsky | Serge Vetrinsky |
 Mikhail YanshinFyodor Borzikov | Fyodor Borzikov |
 Yuri LyubimovGraf Zefirov | Graf Zefirov |
 Sergei BlinnikovPyotr Pustoslavtsev | Pyotr Pustoslavtsev |
 Stanislav ChekanStepan | Stepan |
 Aleksandr Sashin-NikolskyPrompter | Prompter |
 Grigori AbrikosovKozachinsky | Kozachinsky |
 Pyotr RepninNalimov | Nalimov |
 Yuriy YakovlevChakhotkin | Chakhotkin |
 Vladimir TroshinTimchenko | Timchenko |
 Anna ShilovaNot listed | Not listed |
| YYelena SavitskayaNot listed | Not listed |