104 minutes
7/2/1947
A drab woman scientist, working on machine to harness solar energy, and a pert concert singer look-alike being courted to play her in a movie swap identities and find personal growth, professional success, love, and happiness.
Lyubov Orlova
as Prof. Irina Petrovna Nikitina / Vera Giorgievna Shatrova
Nikolai Cherkasov
as Arkadi Mikhailovich Gromov
Mikhail Sidorkin
as Viktor Roschin
Faina Ranevskaya
as Margarita Lvovna, housekeeper
Rostislav Plyatt
as Vladimir Ivanovich Bubentsov
Rina Zelyonaya
as Gabby Film Makeup Designer
Nikolai Konovalov
as Uncle Lionia Mukhin
Garen Zhukovskaya
as Operetta star
Boris Petker
as Akakiy Abramovich
Valentina Telegina
as Scientist
Mikhail Troyanovsky
as Scientist
Georgiy Yumatov
as Makeup Designer Assistant
Lev Ivanov
as (uncredited)
Sergei Antimonov
as Professor (uncredited)