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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)
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music, acting, humor, message, image. it is more than a comedy. or music hall. it is a travel in time. not for its venerable age but for its time. because, in dark period of Stalinism, this demonstration of pure joy, this manifesto of profound freedom is unique. sure, not extraordinary script and the waves of songs are essential virtue. but it remains special. for the gorgeous naivety with flavor of childhood adventure. for memorable scenes. for the impressive demonstration of animal tights. for drops of love and, sure, for extraordinary voices. and, at first sigh, it is enough. but, after each new view, it is different. out of charming atmosphere it is strange tension. and testimony of a form, subtle, delicate, special of courage. because it is one of films - letter for future.
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- Jolly Fellows
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- Runtime1 hour 36 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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