From his early silent works, the great Russian film director, Herr Yakov Protazanov, made literary adaptations from equally great Russian writers, as is the case with "Chiny I Lyudi" ( Ranks And People ) (1929) in which three short stories by Chekhov, "Anna On The Neck", "Death Of A Petty Official" and "Chameleon" were assembled for the silent screen.

Сборник из трех короткометражных киноновелл по рассказам А.П.Чехова: «Анна на шее», «Смерть чиновника», «Хамелеон». Поставлен к 25-летию со дня смерти писателя.