A clerk fakes his own death in order to get a big fortune.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Anatoliy PapanovMaksim Varravin / Captain Polutatarinov | Maksim Varravin / Captain Polutatarinov |
 Erast GarinKandid Tarelkin / Sila Kopylov | Kandid Tarelkin / Sila Kopylov |
 Nikolay TrofimovIvan Rasplyuev | Ivan Rasplyuev |
 Ivan ZhevagoPrivate bailiff Oh | Private bailiff Oh |
 Georgi GeorgiuLandowner Chvankin | Landowner Chvankin |
 Svetlana KharitonovaPhilistine Brandahlystova | Philistine Brandahlystova |
 Aleksandra DenisovaMavrusha | Mavrusha |
 Ivan RyzhovJanitor Pakhomov | Janitor Pakhomov |
 Lev PolyakovKachala | Kachala |
 Ivan KosykhShatala | Shatala |
 German KachinVanechka | Vanechka |
| VVladimir MaslatsovClerk | Clerk |
 Georgi MillyarClerk | Clerk |
 Nikolay GorlovClerk | Clerk |
| EEvgeniy DubasovClerk | Clerk |
| MMikhail ShcherbakovClerk | Clerk |
 Valentin BryleevClerk | Clerk |
 Pyotr MukhinClerk | Clerk |
 Margarita ZharovaBride from Tarelkin's dream (uncredited) | Bride from Tarelkin's dream (uncredited) |
 Valentina Karavayeva(uncredited) | (uncredited) |