All Cast
Vladimir Fogel
The Hero
Anna Zemtsova
Vera
Natalya Glan
Vera's friend
Mikhail Zharov
House Painter
Anatoli Ktorov
Tram Passenger
José Raúl Capablanca
Cameo The World Champion
Yakov Protazanov
Chemist
Yuli Raizman
Chemist's Assistant
Ivan Koval-Samborskyi
Policeman
Konstantin Eggert
Boris Barnet
Cameo (uncredited)
Vladimir Nabokov
Cameo (uncredited)
Fyodor Otsep
Game Spectator (uncredited)
Sergei Komarov
Grandfather
Zakhar Darevskiy
Fyodor Ivanov
Ernst Grunfeld
Cameo
Frank Marshall
Cameo
Richard Reti
Cameo
Rudolph Spielmann
Cameo
Carlos Torre
Cameo