Based on Jan Neruda's column of the same name, which depicts the troubles of an old straw man. The film is introduced by poet Jaroslav Seifert with a speech about Jan Neruda and his work.

Karel Höger
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Jiřina Steimarová
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Milka Balek-Brodská
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Gabriela Bártlová-Buddeusová
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Jiřina Bílá
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Emil Bolek
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Rudolf Deyl
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Josef Hlinomaz
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Vladimír Klemens
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Adam Novák
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