Two country boys move to Moscow. One becomes a construction worker who dreams of being an inventor, the other becomes a decadent poet.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Sofya YakovlevaNatasha Gromova | Natasha Gromova |
| GGalina MalinovskayaGalina | Galina |
 Georgy BobyninGerasim Oguzhkin | Gerasim Oguzhkin |
 Aleksandr TimontayevSasha Butov | Sasha Butov |
 Alexandr GromovVasiliy Mikhailovich | Vasiliy Mikhailovich |
| SSofya MeiNot listed | Not listed |
| VVladimir MakarovApollon Maslenskiy, poet | Apollon Maslenskiy, poet |