Silent film set in 1919 during the Russian Civil War. The Red Army liberated a small town, but a unit of White Russians is still operating in the suburbs. A group of Red Army officers are posing as a gang of Batka Knysh to provoke the White Russians before the final blow.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Pyotr LeontyevChekist Stalnoy / Knysh | Chekist Stalnoy / Knysh |
| AAleksandr KhachaturyantsRed commander | Red commander |
 Boris ShlikhtingPetrov | Petrov |
 Vladimir KrigerWhite commander | White commander |
| TT. KotelnikovaKatya Govorkova | Katya Govorkova |
 Ivan ArkadinKatya's father | Katya's father |
 Olga NarbekovaMother | Mother |
| FF. OsipovUgor | Ugor |
 Antonin PankryshevKozyrev | Kozyrev |
| AAndrei GorchilinKnysh's negotiator | Knysh's negotiator |
 Nikolai OkhlopkovViolinist | Violinist |
 Alexandr GromovChairman | Chairman |
| NNikolai BravkoBandit | Bandit |
 Vsevolod MassinoNot listed | Not listed |
 Galina KravchenkoNot listed | Not listed |
| LLev IvanovParty official (uncredited) | Party official (uncredited) |
 Andrey FaytOfficer | Officer |
 Yevgeni ChervyakovNot listed | Not listed |
| EEkaterina MaloletnovaNot listed | Not listed |