The Tailor from Torzhok

The Tailor from Torzhok is a 1925 Soviet silent comedy film directed by Yakov Protazanov and starring Igor Ilyinsky. The picture was commissioned as publicity for the State Lottery Loan. Plot The film takes place in Soviet Russia during the NEP in a small provincial town. Petya Petelkin is a humble tailor of a sewing workshop belonging to the widow Shirinkina. The widow decides to marry her employee and Petya buys a lottery ticket hoping to win so that he can present her with a fancy gift. He wins the big prize, starts dreaming of having his own shop, but the winning ticket disappears and passes from hand to hand. This is the beginning of a series of comic adventures. Petya is on the verge of committing suicide, but eventually everything ends well. Cast Igor Ilyinsky - Petya Petelkin Olga Zhizneva - Young Lady Anatoly Ktorov - Young Man Vera Maretskaya - Katya Lidiya Deykun - Widow Shirinkina Iosif Tolchanov Serafima Birman - Neighbor Eva Milyutina Vladimir Uralsky - Labour Union official