His right hand having been wounded during the war, concert pianist Andrei Balashov is unable to perform his art. As a result, the young man feels so depressed that he considers his life wasted. One day, he decides to leave the capital and flee from the woman he loves, Natasha, a rising singing star. Andrei takes refuge in Siberia, his native land. Once there, he gets a job in a sawmill, where he entertains his fellow-workers playing the accordion during leisure hours. Some time later, Natasha and her company are expected in America where they are to do a tour. But an airplane breakdown forces the pilot to land next to the village in which Andrei lives and works...
 Vladimir Druzhnikov
Andrei Nikolayevich Balashov
 Marina Ladynina
Natasha Pavlovna Malinina
 Vera Vasileva
Nastenka Petrovna Gusenkova
 Vladimir Zeldin
Boris Olenich
 Grigoriy Shpigel
Grigori "Grisha" Galadya
 Vasili Zajchikov
Prof. Vadim Sergeyevich Igonin
 Vladimir Dorofeyev
 Ivan Ryzhov
военный / посетитель чайной / диспетчер (нет в титрах)