Country
Finland
Date
Dec 09, 1934
Certification
S
1h 36min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Arnold Arnold | Fraschini, the conductor from Paraguay |
| Robert Erdman | German music teacher |
Genres
MusicComedy
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | Весёлые ребята |
| Lingua originale | Pусский (RU) |
| Lingue parlate | Pусский |
| Paesi di produzione | Soviet Union |
| Stato | Released |
| Data di uscita | 9 dicembre 1934 |
| Exec. Producer | Isaak Zayonts |
| Writer | Vladimir Mass, Nikolay Erdman, Grigori Aleksandrov, Vasilii Lebedev-Kumach |
| Editors | Esfir Tobak |
| Cinematography | Vladimir Nilsen |
| Asst. Directors | Grigori Aleksandrov |
| Camera Operators | Vladimir Nilsen |
| Add. Photography | Vladimir Nilsen |
| Production Design | Aleksei Utkin |
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| Art Direction | Aleksei Utkin |
| Set Decoration | Aleksei Utkin |
| Composer | Isaak Dunayevsky, Vadim Lyudvikovskiy, Nikolai Timartsev |
| Sound | Isaak Dunayevsky, Vadim Lyudvikovskiy, Nikolai Timartsev |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Country
France
Date
Dec 21, 1934
Country
Russia
Date
Dec 25, 1934
Country
United States
Date
Mar 24, 1935
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Country
Japan
Date
Jul 11, 1935
Certification
R15+
Country
Denmark
Date
Dec 26, 1935
Certification
15
Country
Portugal
Date
Feb 14, 1936
Certification
M/14
Country
Sweden
Date
Oct 15, 1936
Certification
15
Country
Hungary
Date
Sep 13, 1945
Certification
16
Country
XC
Date
Dec 21, 1945
Note
Re-release
Country
Germany
Date
Dec 28, 1945
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