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
Written by: Valentin Turkin
Runtime: 65 minutes
Cast:
Igor Ilyinsky Igor Ilyinsky
Petya Petelkin - Tailor 
Olga Zhiznyeva Olga Zhiznyeva
Young Lady 
Anatoli Ktorov Anatoli Ktorov
Anatoli - Young Lady's Fiancee 
Vera Maretskaya Vera Maretskaya
Katya 
Lidiya Deikun Lidiya Deikun
Widow Melania Ivanovna Shirinki 
Iosif Tolchanov Iosif Tolchanov
V. I. Semizhilov 
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Also known as:
  • The Tailor From Torzhok
  • Räätäli Torshokista
  • Krojczy z Torzka