The Tailor from Torzhok (1925)
A 1925 Soviet comedy sponsored by the Soviet Finance Ministry, with a plot promoting the new economy. A small-town tailor, Petya Petelkin (Ilyinsky), bought a lottery ticket and handed it to his landlord, widow Shirinkina (Deykun) who wants to marry him. Petya is a hard-working tailor trying to start his own business. He is also in love with Katya (Maretskaya), whom he wants to marry. He has to survive a cascade of funny situations in the unstable Soviet reality, before his romance with Katya comes to a happy ending.
Directing:
Writing:
Stars:
- Yakov Protazanov
Writing:
- Valentin Turkin
Stars:
Release Date: 1925-04-09
3.5/10
3.5/10
- Country: SU
- Language: No Language
- Runtime: 65
Semizhilov, vendor
Union man (uncredited)
Melania Shirinkina, widow
Petya Petelkin, tailor
Young Lady
Anatoliy, city scamp
Katya, housemaid
Shirinkina's neighbour
Shirinkina's neighbour
Unknown young lady
Guest (uncredited)
