Timofey Suvernev comes to Moscow from a distant island to study. Tim successfully passes the exams at the institute, and immediately plunges into a turbulent student life. Through hard work and study, he achieves brilliant success, his student work, which he wrote together with his classmate Galtsov, receives a gold medal at the competition.

Larisa
Garka Mironov

Fyodor Rakin, district inspector
Viktor Lunev, inspector
Shalnov

Rastegayev, fishing kolkhoz chairman

Admission committee member
Fisherman

Vasiliy Timofeyevich, Timofey's father
Policeman

Neighbour from upstairs

Boyartsev

Neighbour from Downstairs

Poacher

Father

Poacher

Admission committee member
Student

Landlady (uncredited)

Professor (uncredited)