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A musically talented shepherd gets his big chance when he is mistaken for a famous conductor.A musically talented shepherd gets his big chance when he is mistaken for a famous conductor.A musically talented shepherd gets his big chance when he is mistaken for a famous conductor.
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Elena Tyapkina
- Yelena's mother
- (as Ye. Tyapkina)
Fyodor Kurikhin
- Mortician
- (as F.N. Kurikhin)
Arnold Arnold
- Fraschini - the conductor from Paraguay
- (as G. Arnold)
Robert Erdman
- German music teacher
- (as R. Yerdman)
Emmanuil Geller
- Music-hall audience member
- (uncredited)
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- Crazy creditsThe animated credits begin with the names and faces of Charles Chaplin, Harold Lloyd and Buster Keaton, followed on the next title by the text "do not participate in this film". The letters are then mixed and reappear as "in this film participate", followed by the actual cast members. The credits also list "Marya Ivanovna" with a large question mark; the question mark turns into a cow, which then paints with her tail the title of the film (in the film, Marya Ivanovna happens to be the name of a lazy cow in the herd tended by the main character Kostya Potekhin).
- Alternate versionsIn 1958, director Grigoriy Aleksandrov made a re-dubbed version, pretending that the original soundtrack had been damaged. Leonid Utyosov's lines and songs were dubbed by Vladimir Troshin and a few lines and scenes were deleted because of censorship. The animated title credits were remade with some changes: for example, the words "Jazz comedy" above the main title of the film were removed; the animated cow was no more spitting as in the 1934 original.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Komediya davno minuvshikh dney (1980)
Featured review
Very funny and kind movie. Creates great atmosphere, makes one smile along with the actors. Leaves very warm overall impression. I have seen it many times and have been spellbound by it again and again. A great combination of cheeky and kind humor, music, songs that have become everlasting hits, touching naivety and sincerity. Undeniable and ageless masterpiece. Should be properly and carefully restored.
A small comment to IMDb the movie was shot in CRIMEA and not in Odessa. Please correct!
A small comment to IMDb the movie was shot in CRIMEA and not in Odessa. Please correct!
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- Jolly Fellows
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- Runtime1 hour 36 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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