An elderly countess strikes a bargain with the devil and exchanges her soul for the ability to always win at cards. An army officer, who is also a fanatic about cards, murders her for the secret, then finds himself haunted by the woman's spirit.
Capt. Herman Suvorin
The Old Countess Ranevskaya
Lizavetta Ivanova
Andrei
Old Varvarushka
Fyodor
Tchybukin
Hovaisky
Princess Ivashin
Bookseller
Fedya
Milliner's Assistant
St. Germain's Messenger
Bird Seller
Countess's Old Servant
Vassili
Anyutka
Herman's Servant
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