Business People
Synopsis
Three stories based on O. Henry novels. (1) Bob Tidball recovers $30,000 in pristine credit cards from a bandit’s sack and races across the plains until his horse breaks its leg. Forced to mount Dodson’s stallion, he’s ambushed and killed by “Shark” Dodson, who seizes the entire loot. (2) A thief slips through a third-floor window to steal a stack of bills from a sleeping gentleman’s dressing table. When the homeowner awakens and raises only one hand against the revolver—his other immobilized by a sudden rheumatic attack—the would-be robber reconsiders his plan. (3) Sam and Bill, two small-time grifters short $2,000 for their swindle, decide to kidnap Ebeneger Dorset’s young son. They demand exactly that sum as ransom, setting in motion a desperate bargain.
Credits
- Vladlen Paulusas «Shark» Dodson (story «The Roads We Take»)
- Aleksandr Shvorinas Bob Tidball (story «The Roads We Take»)
- Viktor Gromovas Mr. Williams (story «The Roads We Take»)
- Vladimir Pitsekas train driver (story «The Roads We Take»)
- Viktor Uralskiyas train stoker (story «The Roads We Take»)
- Lev Lobovas guard on the mail train (story «The Roads We Take»)
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Principal cast & crew: 16
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Edited by Alla AbramovaShot by Konstantin BrovinScored by Georgiy FirtichDesigned by Vladimir Kaplunovskiy
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16 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Vladlen Paulus
as «Shark» Dodson (story «The Roads We Take»)
Aleksandr Shvorin
as Bob Tidball (story «The Roads We Take»)
Viktor Gromov
as Mr. Williams (story «The Roads We Take»)
Vladimir Pitsek
as train driver (story «The Roads We Take»)
Viktor Uralskiy
as train stoker (story «The Roads We Take»)
Lev Lobov
as guard on the mail train (story «The Roads We Take»)
Yuriy Chulyukin
as Peabody - clerk (story «The Roads We Take»)
Rostislav Plyatt
as landlord (story «Makes the Whole World Kin»)
Yuriy Nikulin
as thief (story «Makes the Whole World Kin»)
Georgiy Vitsin
as Sam - fraud (story «The Ransom of Redskins Chief»)
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