A Czech satirical comedy set around 1900. The inhabitants of the small town of Pětice are excited by a mysterious package that is to be delivered to the best person in the village. Of course, all members of the town council claim the title of best person. In the end, it turns out that it was a cleverly thought-out prank intended to reveal the true character of the "better people" of the town.
Vlasta Burian
as Čeněk Plíšek
Václav Vydra
as starosta Bublich
Jiřina Šejbalová
as starostova žena
Věra Bublíková
as Otylka, daughter of the Bublichs
Felix le Breux
as stavitel Josef Kopr
Světla Svozilová
as Koprová
Lubomír Lipský
as Arnostek
Miloš Kopecký
as lekárník Valérian Kýla
Oldřich Musil
as velkouzenár Josef Kanera
Jarmila Beránková
as Kanerová
Josef Hlinomaz
as statkár Halaburda
Darja Hajská
as Halaburdová
