The Case of the Three Million (1926) movie

To prepare grounds for yet another speculation, the banker Ornano (Mikhail Klimov) sells his house for three million rubles, but since it the weekend he cannot deposit the money in a bank and must carry it with him. He leaves the city for his country home for a short period of time, only return right away owing to his worries about the money. His wife sends a note to her lover telling him that there are three million in the house but the note, owing to the machinations of one of the three thieves on whom the film focuses, is intercepted. The note, falling into hands of the thief/adventurer Cascarilla (Anatoli Ktorov) causes him to plot his attempt to steal the money. Meantime, the small-time burglar Tapioca (Igor Ilyinsky) also chooses the same night to break into the house. The Case of the Three Million (1926) movie Genres: Comedy Production Co: Mezhrabpom-Rus Directed by Yakov Protazanov Writing Credits: Umberto Notari (novel), Yakov Protazanov, Valentin Turkin Cinematography by Pyotr Yermolov Cast: Olga Zhizneva as Noris Ornano, The Banker’s Wife Nikolai Prozorovsky as Guido, Noris Ornano’s lover Vladimir Fogel as a Man with a binocular Daniil Vvedenskiy as A Burglar Aleksandr Glinsky as Innkeeper Vladimir Mikhaylov as Monk Marc Ziboulsky as Monk Boris Shlikhting as Police chief Mikhail Yarov as Policeman Serafima Birman as Sitting Lady with Rose Olga Bobrova Igor Ilyinsky Mikhail Klimov Anatoli Ktorov Sofya Levitina as Audience Member in Court Gulbike Sherbatova