Chasing Two Hares
Dec 21 1961
•1h 17m
•Comedy
Based on the Ukrainian vaudeville by Mykhailo Starytskyi, the famous Ukrainian writer. The leading character, Svyryd Petrovych Holokhvosty had his own barbershop in town and a reputation of a dandy. Once, after losing everything he had at cards, he decided to remedy his financial situation by a profitable marriage. A rich but ugly girl named Pronya Sirko fell for the illustrious suitor’s courtship...
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Oleg Borisov
Svyryd Petrovych Holokhvosty
Margarita Krinitsyna
Pronya Prokopivna Sirko
Mykola Yakovchenko
Prokip Sirko
Anna Kushnirenko
Yavdokha Sirko
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