Photo studio "Contemporary" in a provincial town lives with its everyday problems. The director is concerned over the failure to fulfill the planned targets, receptionist Alevtina wants to get married, and photographer Vladimir Oreshnikov dreams of becoming a professional photographer. But suddenly luck smiles on Oreshnikov. He takes 20 rubles form the worker's mutual aid fund, buys a government lottery bond and wins 10,000 rubles. Oreshnikov wants to receive the win himself, but his colleagues object to him, because the money that he spent on the bond were public, hence the win should be divided equally among all workers. It creates a controversial situation, which is successfully resolved on the very eve of the New Year, under the chiming clock...
Евгений Леонов
as Vladimir Oreshnikov
Ирина Скобцева
as Lidiya Sergeyevna
Валентина Талызина
as Alevtina Vasiliyevna
Евгений Евстигнеев
as Ivan Kalachyov
Алексей Грибов
as Polotentsev
Готлиб Ронинсон
as Lidiya's Husband
Георгий Бурков
as Petya
Валентина Теличкина
as Olya
Светлана Старикова
as Ira
Борис Суслов
as Yura
Нина Сазонова
as Mariya Petrovna
Виктор Шульгин
as Vasili Aleksandrovich
