In the first years of NEP, one of the committees Relief for Starving evacuates an orphan girl Mariika from a starving village into a city. Mariika runs away on the way over.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| IIrina InsarovaMariika | Mariika |
 Vasyl LiudvynskyiTyshko, Pioneer | Tyshko, Pioneer |
| VValentina VadalskayaKatia, Mariika's Sister | Katia, Mariika's Sister |
| KKonstantin Milyutin-SavichVaska, Thief | Vaska, Thief |
| SSofiia DarlingKlavdiia, Brothel Keeper | Klavdiia, Brothel Keeper |
| SStepan VasyutinskiyYosyp, Crippled Man | Yosyp, Crippled Man |
| SSofiia PiletskaFroska | Froska |
| YYaroslavskyiMerchant | Merchant |
| NN. SokolovaMaid | Maid |
 Georgiy SprantsePhysician | Physician |
| DDmytro ErdmanFilka, Tramp | Filka, Tramp |
 Leonid ChembarskyDandy | Dandy |
| TTeodor BraininThieves Gang Member | Thieves Gang Member |
| SSolomon GorvitsThieves Gang Member | Thieves Gang Member |
| DDmitri FedorovskiyThieves Gang Member | Thieves Gang Member |
| AAnton KlimenkoThieves Gang Member | Thieves Gang Member |
| AAleksandr SashinThieves Gang Member | Thieves Gang Member |
 Borys ShelestovPasserby | Passerby |
| PPavel GerovPasserby | Passerby |