superintendent) Svetlana Svetlichnaya, Anna Sergeyevna, a femme fatale Stanislav Chekan, Mikhail Ivanovich, Captain, then Major of militsiya Vladimir Gulyaev, Volodya, Lieutenant of militsiya/Volodya's twin Andrei Fajt, salesman of lottery tickets, visitor of the restaurant "Weeping willow" Nikolay Trofimov, Colonel of militsiya Nikolay Romanov, Chief of crime gang Alexander Khvylya, Boris Savelyevich, maitre d'hotel of the restaurant "Weeping Willow" Tatyana Nikulina, tour guide Maksim Nikulin, boy with a net (not credited) Grigory Shpigel, head smuggler in Turkey Leonid Kanevsky, head smuggler's assistant Leonid Gaidai, alcoholic and the hand that chokes Kozodoyev in his dream (uncredited) Igor Yasulovich, dog owner Roman Filippov, visitor from Kolyma Viktoria Ostrovskaya, prostitute Production American cars can be spotted in the Oriental city street scenes (which were actually shot in Baku, Azerbaijan, USSR): a 1954 Chevrolet 210, a 1955 Buick and a 1951 Oldsmobile Super 88. This would have been an extremely rare sighting because the United States had sanctions on the USSR and did not sell cars within the Eastern Bloc. Soundtrack The Island of Bad Luck The ironic "Ostrov nevezeniya" () became popular after the film's release. It was sung in the movie by the Kozodoyev during the cruise as he strums a guitar while relaxing on the ship's deck. The song is thematic, as it presages the bad luck that Kozodoyev experiences throughout the entire film. The song was recorded by Mironov himself. This is not uncommon, as many Russian actors of that time were proficient in singing, as well as dancing. The Song About Hares The metaphorical "Pesnya pro zaytsev" () also became a popular song during the late 1960s. It tells the story of a group of personified hares harvesting a mythological tryn herb (in Russian: tryn-trava) at night and proclaiming that they are not afraid of any predators, be they wolves or owls. The hares boldly sing a refrain which begins with "We don't care!" ("A нам всё равно!"), which is actually the meaning of "tryn-trava". The song was performed in the movie by the protagonist Semyon Gorbunkov after a heavy dose of vodka at the restaurant. Later, the scene was even depicted on a stamp dedicated to the actor Yuri Nikulin. Recorded by Nikulin himself. Help Me The third and final popular song from this film was "Pomogi mne" () as performed by Aida Vedishcheva, a Soviet era singer best known for her performance of songs for films produced in