The film uses motifs from V. Mayakovsky's script "Как поживаете?" - about the struggle against philistinism in everyday life.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| NN. TatarchevskiyLoboyko, newspaper editor | Loboyko, newspaper editor |
 Dora Feller-ShpykovskaTina Aleksandrovna | Tina Aleksandrovna |
 Semyon Grabin'Horrible person', Loboyko's brother | 'Horrible person', Loboyko's brother |
| BB. GoncharovTina's father | Tina's father |
| AAnna GorichevaTina's mother | Tina's mother |
| YYelizaveta KhutornayaMiddle-aged girl with cat | Middle-aged girl with cat |
| MMariya SvetukhinaKatya, housemaid | Katya, housemaid |
 Boris ShlikhtingLoshadkin, poet | Loshadkin, poet |
| LL. VolovikTrepachev, painter | Trepachev, painter |
| GGrigoriy YefremovDecadent artist | Decadent artist |
 Volodymyr LisovskyiAfanasiy Sidorovich, house manager | Afanasiy Sidorovich, house manager |
| AA. Parshin-SpasskiyDance steward | Dance steward |
 Mykola NademskyiNight watchman | Night watchman |