The first movie adaptation of the Russian novel "The Twelve Chairs" by Ilya Ilf and Yevgeniy Petrov. The basic idea from this movie, in which a barber and an antique salesman were searching for money hidden in one of of twelve chairs, was later reused for other official and unofficial adaptions of the book
Subiekt Jurek accidentally ends up at a ball held in the salons of the bankrupt industrialist Porecki. He is taken for Chelmonski's counselor. Ania's parents want to marry her off to the rich Kracht, who turns out to be a hoaxer. Jurek, who is in love with Ania with reciprocity, exposes him. The director of the department store gives Jurek five times his salary. Jurek soon becomes the Poreckis' son-in-law.
After his business partner Otto vanishes with the company’s funds, Roman Tarski tells his wife Stefie he must work secretly by night as a waiter at the club “Alhambra.” Stefie grows suspicious of his exhaustion and odd behavior, and when she finds him drunk with the maid Kazia and her fiancé Walery, she enlists Baron Carolescu’s help to expose Roman’s deception and uncover the truth about the missing money.
