Fighter pilots Sergei and Nikolai test new planes together and try to beat each other in everything. Their rivalry began back in school, when both were passionate about the pretty classmate Varey. A tragic accident led Sergei to complete blindness. Varya, who has long loved him, has a difficult decision: to become a wife of a disabled person ...

Mark Bernes
Lieutenant Sergey Kozhukharov

Vasyl Dashenko
Lieutenant Nikolay Melnikov

Evgenia Golynchik
Varya
Elena Muzil
Grandmother
Evgeniy Ageev
Major Tuchkov
Fyodor Seleznyov
Technician Yashin
E. Cherni
Technician Barsukov
Varvara Zhuravlyova
Tanya, Kozhukharov's sister
Elizaveta Lilina
Kozhukharov's mother

Vladimir Uralskiy
Kozhukharov's father

Borys Andreiev
First lieutenant Ptenchik (uncredited)

Pyotr Aleynikov
Lieutenant (uncredited)
Vyacheslav Gomolyaka
Commander stopping the train (uncredited)

Anna Komolova
Nurse (uncredited)
Petro Masokha
Captain Smolokurov (uncredited)