The Mystery of Kara-Tau

Story

Synopsis

The stationmaster of a railway station situated in the steppes of Kazakhstan discovers a rubber-bearing plant. Soon, an expeditionary team arrives, led by Professor Shakhron, who will persistently argue—by hook or by crook—that there are no rubber-bearing plants in these steppes, all the while plotting a trip abroad. In ultimately exposing the professor, the team forces him to admit to concealing the results of their work.

Director

Aleksandr Dubrovskiy

Writers

Vera Inber, Aleksandr Dubrovskiy, Gabriel Ureklyan

Language

Russian

Country

Soviet Union

Release date

4 July 1933

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  Vladimir Gardin

  Professor Shakhrov

• 

  Nikolay Kutuzov

  Kuznetsov

• M. Tulupov

  Professor Yaroshevskiy

• Khakim Davletbekov

  Khakim

• 

  Yevgeniya Pyryalova

  Zhenya Maltseva

• 

  Boris Azarov

  Zaretskiy

• Kheyhana Tastakhova

  Young kazakh woman

• Eliana Dugina

  Young Kazakh girl

• Sergey Golubev

  Telegraph operator

• Viktor Zakharov

  Guryev, student (uncredited)

• 

  Nikolai Michurin

  Factory worker (uncredited)

• 

  Vladimir Romashkov

  Scientist (uncredited)