Mayhem breaks out when newcomer Oblaposhkin is put temporarily in charge as deputy of the weird City of Durov, inhabited by animals that work in the city as firefighters, barbers, secretaries, teachers, hotel managers and everything else.

Story of animal trainers at a circus.

An American circus performer finds herself the victim of racism after it is revealed that she's the mother of a mixed-race child. In the midst of the public scandal, she finds happiness, love, and refuge in the USSR.