František Procházka was retired early because his soldiers sang a forbidden song about a c. and k. field marshal. Since he is a soldier in body and soul and his request for reactivation is rejected, he decides to visit his nephew Rudi. Upon arrival, he finds the uniform of the secretly expected field marshal in his nephew's room and, after putting it on and walking through the corridors of the garrison in it, he has no choice but to complete the entire play to the end. With his performance, he helps his nephew to get married, convicts the wanted spy and is eventually promoted to the real marshal and called back into service.
Vlasta Burian
as František Procházka setník v.v.
Theodor Pištěk
as plukovník Alois Přecechtěl
Helena Monczáková
as plukovníkova žena
Máňa Ženíšková
as plukovníkova dcera Lili
Jiří Hron
as poručík Rudi Eberle, Procházkův synovec
Čeněk Šlégl
as rytmistr hrabě Géza Medák
Jan W. Speerger
as vojenský sluha Sepl
Jindřich Plachta
as kronikář pluku nadporučík Hofer
Ivo Richard Stuchlý
as rytmistr Hřebík
Josef Hořánek
as pravý C. a k. polní maršálek
Jaroslav Marvan
as sluha pravého polního maršálka
Milka Balek-Brodská
as hospodyně u Procházky
