The Drummer's Fate

The Drummer's Fate (Судьба барабанщика) is a 1955 Soviet adventure drama film directed by Viktor Eisymont. It is based on the 1939 book of the same name by Arkady Gaidar.

Plot
In the life of Sergei Batashov, a young drummer of a pioneer organization, trouble comes. His father, an engineer at a secret factory, is arrested for losing documents. Guilty of this his stepmother marries and leaves Sergei alone.

Using the trustfulness of the boy left to himself in the Batashovs' apartment, a criminal espionage organization was established. Introducing themselves as distant relatives of the boy, they use it for their own purposes, forcing them to acquaint them with his father's colleagues.

Cast

 * Daniil Sagal as Batashov
 * Sergei Yasinsky as Sergei Batashov
 * Alla Larionova as Valentina
 * Andrei Abrikosov as Polovtsev
 * Viktor Khokhryakov as uncle Vasya
 * Klavdia Polovikova as old women
 * Aleksandr Lebedev as Yurka
 * Vasily Krasnoshchyokov as Kryuchkonosy (Hook-nosed)
 * Leonid Pirogov as old man Yakov
 * Nikolai Timofeyev as Grachkovsky
 * Borya Burlyaev as Slavka Grachkovsky
 * Valentina Telegina as aunt Tanya
 * Mikhail Gluzsky as policeman
 * Georgy Millyar as Nikolya (fr. Nicolas)