A young Lyova travels with the hope of ascent from Czarist Russia to New York. Disappointed, he returns to the young Soviet Union and is glad to have found a simple work.

Nikolai Batalovas Lev Abramovich Gorizont
Mikhail Doroninas Isaak Gorizont
Dmitriy Kara-Dmitrievas Abram Moser, the watchmaker
Konstantin Khokhlovas Manufacturer
Yeva Milyutinaas Sarah, clockmaker's wife
Vladimir Uralskiyas Mitya, partisan
Nikolai Akimovas Partisan