Vladimir Fogel

The Hero

Acting

Anna Zemtsova

Vera

Acting

Natalya Glan

Vera's friend

Acting

Mikhail Zharov

House Painter

Acting

Anatoli Ktorov

Tram Passenger

Acting

José Raúl Capablanca

Cameo The World Champion

Acting

Yakov Protazanov

Chemist

Directing

Yuli Raizman

Chemist's Assistant

Directing

Ivan Koval-Samborskyi

Policeman

Acting

Konstantin Eggert

Acting

Boris Barnet

Cameo (uncredited)

Directing

Vladimir Nabokov

Cameo (uncredited)

Writing

Fyodor Otsep

Game Spectator (uncredited)

Directing

Sergei Komarov

Grandfather

Acting

Zakhar Darevskiy

Acting

Fyodor Ivanov

Acting

Ernst Grunfeld

Cameo

Acting

Frank Marshall

Cameo

Acting

Richard Reti

Cameo

Acting

Rudolph Spielmann

Cameo

Acting

Carlos Torre

Cameo

Acting

Frederick Dewhurst Yates

Cameo

Acting