In the town of Bryakhimov, noble but poor widow Harita Ignatyevna Ogudalova seeks to arrange marriages for her three daughters. She maintains an “open house”, hoping to attract gentlemen well-off enough to marry a dowry-less girl for love.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Alisa FreyndlikhOgudalova | Ogudalova |
 Larisa GuzeevaLarisa | Larisa |
 Nikita MikhalkovParatov | Paratov |
 Andrey MyagkovKarandyshev | Karandyshev |
 Aleksey PetrenkoKnurov | Knurov |
 Viktor ProskurinVozhevatov | Vozhevatov |
 Georgi BurkovRobinzon | Robinzon |
 Tatyana PankovaYefrosiniya Potapovna | Yefrosiniya Potapovna |
 Boryslav BrondukovIvan | Ivan |
 Aleksandr PyatkovGavrilo | Gavrilo |
 Yuriy SarantsevCaptain | Captain |
 Olga VolkovaMilliner | Milliner |
 Dmitriy Buzylyov-KretsoIlya | Ilya |
 Aleksandr Pankratov-ChyornyyOfficer | Officer |
 Sergei ArtsybashevGulyayev | Gulyayev |
 Anna FrolovtsevaAnnushka | Annushka |
 Evgeny TsymbalYegor | Yegor |
 Vladimir MyshkinOgudalovy' guest | Ogudalovy' guest |
 Aleksandr Kuzmichyovreferee | referee |
 Nikolay Smorchkovpriest | priest |
| IIbragim BargiKuzmitch | Kuzmitch |
 Vera Petrovaгостья | гостья |
 Yuri Martynovгость | гость |