The Case of the Three Million (1926) movie

To prepare grounds for yet another speculation, the banker Ornano (Mikhail Klimov) sells his house for three million rubles, but since it the weekend he cannot deposit the money in a bank and must carry it with him. He leaves the city for his country home for a short period of time, only return right away owing to his worries about the money. His wife sends a note to her lover telling him that there are three million in the house but the note, owing to the machinations of one of the three thieves on whom the film focuses, is intercepted. The note, falling into hands of the thief/adventurer Cascarilla (Anatoli Ktorov) causes him to plot his attempt to steal the money. Meantime, the small-time burglar Tapioca (Igor Ilyinsky) also chooses the same night to break into the house.

The Case of the Three Million (1926) movie

Genres: Comedy
Production Co: Mezhrabpom-Rus

Directed by Yakov Protazanov
Writing Credits: Umberto Notari (novel), Yakov Protazanov, Valentin Turkin
Cinematography by Pyotr Yermolov

Cast:
Olga Zhizneva as Noris Ornano, The Banker's Wife
Nikolai Prozorovsky as Guido, Noris Ornano's lover
Vladimir Fogel as a Man with a binocular
Daniil Vvedenskiy as A Burglar
Aleksandr Glinsky as Innkeeper
Vladimir Mikhaylov as Monk
Marc Ziboulsky as Monk
Boris Shlikhting as Police chief
Mikhail Yarov as Policeman
Serafima Birman as Sitting Lady with Rose
Olga Bobrova
Igor Ilyinsky
Mikhail Klimov
Anatoli Ktorov
Sofya Levitina as Audience Member in Court
Gulbike Sherbatova

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