About the film
Kostya is a cheerful shepherd who plays the pipe and sings. On a seaside resort he is mistaken for a famous foreign maestro, and from there the misunderstandings never stop.
Anyuta, a housemaid with a wonderful voice, loves him. Together they go from a chaotic band rehearsal, where the musicians fight with their instruments, all the way to the stage of the Bolshoi Theatre.
The first big Soviet musical comedy, Jolly Fellows made Lyubov Orlova a star and is still full of energy and slapstick.
Did you know?
- It is often called the first Soviet musical comedy.
- The music is by Isaak Dunaevsky.
- Lyubov Orlova later married the director, Grigori Alexandrov.
