- Semyon Gorbunkov goes on a cruise. In Istanbul, he slips and breaks his arm. What he didn't know is that this was a signal for a gang of smugglers (a real smuggler - Gena - was also on board the same ship). So his arm gets bandaged with gold and diamonds. After he returns home, the gangsters are trying to get their stuff back, while the police try to catch them using Gorbunkov and his arm.
- 在国内战争的严峻年代,一支红军部队击溃了白匪军,来到南方边陲的小城镇别尔季切夫。女团政委瓦维洛娃戎马厮杀,执行军纪毫不留情。目前,瓦维洛娃怀孕已临近分娩,团长决定把她安排到这个小镇的洋铁匠叶菲姆夫妇家去待产。叶菲姆是信奉基督教的犹太人,家里人口多,有老母及6个孩子。叶菲姆对于镇长把瓦维洛娃安置在他家不表欢迎。他对政治不感兴趣,他认为红军和白匪都不会给他这个犹太人带来好处,瓦维洛娃分娩时,玛丽娅为她接生,并让她同意按基督教的仪式为孩子祝福。瓦维洛娃成了一个会哼摇篮曲的妈妈了,并觉得自己也是叶菲姆家中的一员,常常帮着玛丽娅做家务事。团长来看她,通知她:白匪开始进攻,红军即将转移,但一个月后会回来。团长希望她和野战医院一起乘马车撤退,她没有表态。团长派人给她送来了一些食品,同意她留下。但当红军开始撤退时,瓦维洛娃心情矛盾地思考再三,哭泣着给孩子喂了最后一次奶,把他留放在叶菲姆家的床上,大踏步地走出院子,去追赶离去不久的红军队伍了。