A small vessel is caught in a storm at sea. With no fuel and no radio, Boatswain Pukhov — an amateur pigeon breeder — sends two pigeons carrying a message about the tugboat’s dire situation. One of them, named Pilot, reaches land. The crew is rescued, and Pilot is given to a schoolboy from Moscow who took part in this difficult voyage.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Roza MakagonovaOlya Veselova | Olya Veselova |
 Aleksei GribovPukhov, Kostya's uncle | Pukhov, Kostya's uncle |
| VVladimir ArkovKostya Pukhov | Kostya Pukhov |
 Lev BorisovSeryozha Morgunov | Seryozha Morgunov |
 Valentin AbramovPyotr Grigoryevich Chub | Pyotr Grigoryevich Chub |
 Pyotr RepninIvan Stepanovich Morozov | Ivan Stepanovich Morozov |
 Boris KordunovGeorgiy Aleksandrovich | Georgiy Aleksandrovich |
| PPavel SolovyovAndrey | Andrey |
| VVladimir SiluyanovVasya | Vasya |
 Pyotr MaltsevZhenya | Zhenya |
| ВВиктор СтепановAlik | Alik |
| VValya KorolyovVolodya | Volodya |
 Yelizaveta KuzyurinaSeryozha's mother | Seryozha's mother |
 Valentin BryleevBokov, profiteer | Bokov, profiteer |
| NN. SvetlovNot listed | Not listed |
| KKolya VolkovNot listed | Not listed |
| KKolya RudenkoNot listed | Not listed |
| VVladimir Razumovskiy(uncredited) | (uncredited) |