The Cutlass

The Cutlass (1954) is a mystery, family film directed by Mikhail Shveitser, Vladimir Vengerov rated 4.4/10.

The teenager Misha Polyakov, being with his mother in a Ukrainian village on vacation with his grandmother and about to return home to Petrograd, offers his best friend Genka to go with him. Suddenly, a white gang of Nikitsky bursts into the village and attacks Misha’s house, where Commissioner Polevoy lives. The purpose of Nikitskiy (aka Nikolskiy) is a dagger located at Polevoy. Saving the commissioner, Misha learns from him the history and secret of the weapon, and receives it for storage with a request to solve the secret. Having returned with adventures to Petrograd, Misha Polyakov with friends begins to unravel the riddle of the dagger, in the handle of which is encrypted text.

Cast

Arkadi Tolbuzin

Commissar Polevoy

Bruno Frejndlikh

Nikitskiy

Vladimir Shakhmametiev

Misha Polyakov

Boris Arakelov

Genka

Nina Krachkovskaya

Valya Ivanova

German Khovanov

Sviridov

Natalya Rashevskaya

Mariya Gavrilovna Terentyeva

Konstantin Adashevsky

Philatelist

Sergei Filippov

Filin

Igor Kasparov

Slava

Valeri Sebekin

Vovka Baranov

Viktor Brits

Misha Korovin