Foma Gordeyev, the son of a wealthy Volga merchant, doesn't want to continue his father's work. The mind is sickened by the dirt and injustice of life around him. Foma is seeking solace in a drunken rampage and wild antics. After many years of desolation, he is half-ill at the opening of a night shelter built with his father’s money.
| Directing | Mark Donskoy | Director |
| Writing | Maxim Gorky | Novel |
| Writing | Mark Donskoy | Writer |
| Writing | Boris Byalik | Writer |
| Sound | Lev Shvarts | Music |
| Crew | Margarita Pilikhina | Cinematography |
| Art | Pyotr Pashkevich | Production Design |
| Sound | Sergey Yurtsev | Sound |
| Editing | A. Klebanov | Editor |
