This screen adaptation of Andrejs Upītis' novella marks the debut in Latvian cinema of two of the first graduates of the Moscow Film Institute - director Varis Krūmiņš and cinematographer Māris Rudzītis. An egg comes out of a shopping bag and breaks in the street, triggering a chain of events that entangles the accountant Krastiņš, his fiancée Ada, a minister, a poet, a critic, a minister and other members of the highest circles...
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Alfons Kalpaksdzejnieks | dzejnieks |
 Luijs Šmitskritiķis | kritiķis |
 Ludvigs BārsNot listed | Not listed |
 Dzidra RitenbergaNot listed | Not listed |
| AAstra BaumaneNot listed | Not listed |
 Alfrēds JaunušansNot listed | Not listed |
| AArnolds MilbretsNot listed | Not listed |
| EEmīlija BērziņaNot listed | Not listed |
 Olga KrūmiņaNot listed | Not listed |
 Karlis SebrisNot listed | Not listed |