José Raúl Capablanca

The World Champion

Acting

Vladimir Fogel

The Hero

Acting

Anna Zemtsova

The Heroine

Acting

Natalya Glan

Acting

Zakhar Darevsky

Acting

Mikhail Zharov

House Painter

Acting

Anatoli Ktorov

Tram Passenger

Acting

Yakov Protazanov

Chemist

Directing

Yuli Raizman

Chemist's Assistant

Directing

Ivan Koval-Samborskyi

Policeman

Acting

Konstantin Eggert

Acting

Ernst Grunfeld

Self

Acting

Fyodor Ivanov

Acting

Sergei Komarov

Grandfather

Acting

Frank Marshall

Self

Acting

Richard Reti

Self

Acting

Rudolph Spielmann

Self

Acting

Carlos Torre

Self

Acting

F.D. Yates

Self

Acting

Boris Barnet

(uncredited)

Directing

Vladimir Nabokov

(uncredited)

Writing

Fyodor Otsep

Game Spectator (uncredited)

Directing