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Original title: Весёлые ребята
Director: Grigori Aleksandrov
Cast: Lyubov Orlova Leonid Utyosov Mariya Strelkova Arnold Arnold Fyodor Kurikhin Yelena Tyapkina
Genre: Comedy Drama Musical Romance
Premiere: December 25, 1934
Running time: 96 min
Country: Soviet Union

Jolly Fellows (Russian: Весёлые ребята, romanized: Vesyolye rebyata), also translated as Happy-Go-Lucky Guys, Moscow Laughs and Jazz Comedy, is a 1934 Soviet musical film, directed by Grigori Aleksandrov and starring his wife Lyubov Orlova, a gifted singer and the first recognized star of Soviet cinema.

The script was written by Aleksandrov, Vladimir Mass, and Nikolai Erdman (whose father briefly appears on screen as a German music teacher). It features several songs which instantly became classics across the Soviet Union. The most famous song — "Kak mnogo devushek khoroshikh" (Such a lot of nice girls) — enjoyed international fame, covered as "Serdtse" (Heart) by Pyotr Leshchenko. Music was by Isaak Dunayevsky, the lyrics were written by the Soviet poet Vasily Lebedev-Kumach.

Both Orlova and her co-star, the jazz singer and comic actor Leonid Utyosov, were propelled to stardom after this movie.

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Jolly Fellows is a movie (1934) from Soviet Union. Genre: comedy, drama, musical. Directed by Grigori Aleksandrov. Starring Lyubov Orlova, Leonid Utyosov, Mariya Strelkova, Arnold Arnold and Fyodor Kurikhin. Running time: 96 min.

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