On screen
Cast
23 credited performers
Vladimir Fogel
The Hero
Anna Zemtsova
Vera
Natalya Glan
Vera's friend
Mikhail Zharov
House Painter
Anatoli Ktorov
Tram Passenger
José Raúl Capablanca
Cameo The World Champion
Yakov Protazanov
Chemist
Yuli Raizman
Chemist's Assistant
Ivan Koval-Samborskiy
Policeman
Konstantin Eggert
Character not listed
Boris Barnet
Cameo (uncredited)
Artwork unavailable
Fyodor Otsep
Game Spectator (uncredited)
Artwork unavailable
Sergei Komarov
Grandfather
Artwork unavailable
Zakhar Darevskiy
Character not listed
Fyodor Ivanov
Character not listed
Artwork unavailable
Ernst Grunfeld
Cameo
Artwork unavailable
Frank Marshall
Cameo
Artwork unavailable
Richard Reti
Cameo
Artwork unavailable
Rudolph Spielmann
Cameo
Artwork unavailable
Carlos Torre
Cameo
Artwork unavailable
Frederick Dewhurst Yates
Cameo
Artwork unavailable
Orlov-Broshat
Character not listed
Vladimir Uralskiy
Man in the waiting line