Jolly Fellows
1934·Movie·
·1h 36min
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About
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.
DNA
- Themes
- Click below to reveal spoilersLove At First SightPower Of MusicSelf-DiscoveryMistaken IdentityUnrequited Love
- Plot
- Click below to reveal spoilersMusical PerformancesRising To FameIdentity DeceptionLove TriangleSlapstick Situations
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- Narrative
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- Costume and Set
Sequels and Prequels
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Crew
Directed by:
Grigori Aleksandrov, Vladimir Nilsen
Written by:
Vladimir Mass, Grigori Aleksandrov, Nikolay Erdman
Produced by:
Igor Lopatonok
Composed by:
Isaak Dunayevsky
Cast
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