Synopsis:
A 1925 Soviet comedy sponsored by the Soviet Finance Ministry, with a plot promoting the new economy. A small-town tailor, Petya Petelkin (Ilyinsky), bought a lottery ticket and handed it to his landlord, widow Shirinkina (Deykun) who wants to marry him. Petya is a hard-working tailor trying to start his own business. He is also in love with Katya (Maretskaya), whom he wants to marry. He has to survive a cascade of funny situations in the unstable Soviet reality, before his romance with Katya comes to a happy ending.
Directed by: | Yakov Protazanov |
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Written by: | Valentin Turkin |
Runtime: | 65 minutes |
Cast:
Igor Ilyinsky
Petya Petelkin - Tailor
Olga Zhiznyeva
Young Lady
Anatoli Ktorov
Anatoli - Young Lady's Fiancee
Vera Maretskaya
Katya
Lidiya Deikun
Widow Melania Ivanovna Shirinki
Iosif Tolchanov
V. I. Semizhilov

Petya Petelkin - Tailor

Young Lady

Anatoli - Young Lady's Fiancee

Katya

Widow Melania Ivanovna Shirinki

V. I. Semizhilov
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Also known as:
- The Tailor From Torzhok
- Räätäli Torshokista
- Krojczy z Torzka