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Jolly Fellows

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  • Comedy
  • Music

Overview

Merry Fellows was the first Soviet musical comedy. Set in Odessa and Moscow in the 1930s. Shepherd Kostya Potekhin is mistaken for an international concert star. He falls in love with Anyuta 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.

Keywords

  • love
  • mistaken identity

Details

Status
Released
Release date
December 9, 1934
Original language
Russian
Spoken languages
Russian
Countries
Soviet Union
Cinematography
Vladimir Nilsen
Budget
Not recorded
Revenue
Not recorded
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