Filmic insert to Eisenstein's modernized, free adaptation of Ostrovskiy's 19th-century Russian stage play, "The Wise Man" ("Na vsyakogo mudretsa dovolno prostoty"). The anti-hero Glumov tries to escape exposure in the midst of acrobatics, derring-do, and farcical clowning. Several members of Eisenstein's troupe at the legendary "Proletkult" stage theatre in Moscow briefly appear in this little film.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Grigori AleksandrovGlumov 2 | Glumov 2 |
 Aleksandr AntonovJoffre | Joffre |
 Sergei EisensteinSergei Eisenstein | Sergei Eisenstein |
| IIvan YazykanovGlumov 1 | Glumov 1 |
 Maksim ShtraukhMilyukov-Mamaev | Milyukov-Mamaev |
 Vera YanukovaMamaeva | Mamaeva |
| MMikhail GomorovTurusina | Turusina |
| VVery MuzykantMashenka | Mashenka |
 Ivan PyryevFascist Clown | Fascist Clown |