The stationmaster of a railway station situated in the steppes of Kazakhstan discovers a rubber-bearing plant. Soon, an expeditionary team arrives, led by Professor Shakhron, who will persistently argue—by hook or by crook—that there are no rubber-bearing plants in these steppes, all the while plotting a trip abroad. In ultimately exposing the professor, the team forces him to admit to concealing the results of their work.
- Created by
- Aleksandr Dubrovskiy
- Origin
- SU
Cast
Vladimir GardinProfessor Shakhrov
Nikolay KutuzovKuznetsov- M. TulupovProfessor Yaroshevskiy
- Khakim DavletbekovKhakim
Yevgeniya PyryalovaZhenya Maltseva
Boris AzarovZaretskiy
Eliana DuginaYoung Kazakh girl- Kheyhana TastakhovaYoung kazakh woman
- Sergey GolubevTelegraph operator
- Viktor ZakharovGuryev, student (uncredited)