Released:
1963-05-27

Overview:
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.

Director:
Leonid Gaidai

Runtime:
1h 24min

Genre:
Comedy

• 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 Uralsky
  as
  train stoker (story «The Roads We Take»)