Vesyolye rebyata

Mar 24 1935 N/A 1h 36m
Comedy, Musical

Merry Fellows was the first Soviet musical comedy. Set in Odessa and Moscow in the 1930s. Shepherd Kostya Potekhin (Utyosov) is mistaken for an international concert star. He falls in love with Anyuta (Orlova) and plays the "star" for her. In a cascade of comic musical numbers he becomes the leader of a Jazz-Band and gives a hilarious show at the Odessa Music Hall. Now he is destined to perform at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow.

Plot

Merry Fellows was the first Soviet musical comedy. Set in Odessa and Moscow in the 1930's. Shepherd Kostya Potekhin (Utyosov) is mistaken for an international concert star. He falls in love with Anyuta (Orlova) and plays the "star" for her. In a cascade of comic musical numbers he becomes the leader of a Jazz-Band and gives a hilarious show at the Odessa Music Hall. Now he is destined to perform at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow.

Written by

Grigoriy Aleksandrov, Nikolay Erdman, Vladimir Mass

Directed by

Grigoriy Aleksandrov

Cast

Leonid Utyosov, Lyubov Orlova, Mariya Strelkova

Crew

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Production Countries

Soviet Union

Production Companies

Moscow kinokombinat

Languages

Awards

1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
1,158
Average Rating
6.9 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA