Jolly Fellows
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.
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📋 Film Details
| Original Title | Весёлые ребята |
| Year | 1934 |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Genre | Music, Comedy |
| Director | Grigori Aleksandrov |
| Runtime | 96 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 6.2/10 (19 votes) |
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Jolly Fellows has mixed reviews with a rating of 6.2/10. Good for a relaxed evening without high expectations.
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A classic from 1934. They don't make them like this anymore — which is exactly why you should watch it. Best for: viewers looking to try something new without being too demanding.
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🎭 Cast
Leonid Utyosov
Kostya Potekhin
Lyubov Orlova
Anyuta, the housemaid
Mariya Strelkova
Yelena, child of the Foreign Trade Union
Fyodor Kurikhin
Mortician
Emmanuil Geller
Music-hall audience member (uncredited)
Yelena Tyapkina
Anyuta's stepmother
Niki Otto
Musician, fight instigator
Arnold Arnold
Fraschini, the conductor from Paraguay
Robert Erdman
German music teacher
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