Leonid Utyosov

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Мелодии Дунаевского

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.

The career of Spirka Shpandyr, a master pickpocket!

Aliens get acquainted with the music of earthlings by taking with them a box of Leonid Utyosov's records. This animated tribute to Utyosov was released on the first anniversary of his death.

Funny and entertaining story about the history of the film "Funny guys"by G. Alexandrov.

Local comic duo from the Ukraine reach for the "big time" by entering a talent contest for the Moscow vaudeville circuit, must overcome the interference of an established, competition-shy duo who are helping judge the contest.

How It Was Done in Odessa... or Odessans of All Countries, Unite!

I Am Returning Your Portrait

A musical film dedicated to the soldiers fighting at the front line.

A semi-documentary biography film about the life and work of Soviet film actor Pyotr Aleynikov. Includes newsreels from the 1930s, footage from films featuring Aleynikov and interviews with his closest friends and colleagues.

The Life and Death of Lieutenant Schmidt