After the end of the civil war, sailor Ivan Ivanov, who dreams of working at the legendary Putilov factory, arrives in Petrograd to build a new life.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Mikhail KokshenovIvan Ivanov | Ivan Ivanov |
 Tatyana BedovaCountry Singer Alyona Yefremovna | Country Singer Alyona Yefremovna |
 Marianna VertinskayaTonya | Tonya |
 Evgeniy GvozdyovSergei Kirov | Sergei Kirov |
 Aleksei SmirnovVarlaam | Varlaam |
| NNikolay FedortsovKostya Fomichyov | Kostya Fomichyov |
 Konstantin AdashevskyPavel Vikulov, thief | Pavel Vikulov, thief |
 Aleksandr AfanasevFactory Doorman | Factory Doorman |
| PP. AndreychukNot listed | Not listed |
 I. AntonovNot listed | Not listed |
 Gennadi BeglovSergei Antonovich | Sergei Antonovich |
| VViktor ChaynikovRailway Worker | Railway Worker |
 Serhii DvoretskyiNot listed | Not listed |
| LLeontina DyominaNot listed | Not listed |
 Kirill GunMonk | Monk |
| VVolodya KlimushinIvan as a Child | Ivan as a Child |
| AAleksandr KosmachevskyNot listed | Not listed |
| NN. KuzmichyovNot listed | Not listed |