The film, with many scenes shot on location, constitutes a precious document as it exquisitely captures some of the most important landmarks of Athens and its outskirts, as well as daily life in the 1930s. synchronise moving images with a sound-ondisc system in Greece, using a semiimprovised setup according to press coverage of the time.
"Captain Scorpio," a freshwater captain, and Kirkor, a grocer from Smyrna, are the heirs of a mutual relative, a Greek merchant, who left them his entire colossal fortune in his will, but under certain conditions. Otherwise, the fortune would go to a charitable institution.
