Student Tom Polden lives in difficult conditions at home. His mother lives constantly on the memories of her deceased husband. Her little hat shop is rather poor and the economy is peal. Tom constantly hear about the magnificent father, and becomes a big blow when he overhears his father shot himself because he had embezzled a substantial amount of money.
Urda Arneberg
Eva Sommervold
Odd Borg
Tom Polden
Tom Tellefsen
Carl-Otto Harling
Joachim Calmeyer
Lorang
Randi Brænne
Dagny Polden, Toms mor
Turid Haaland
Anna Harling, Carl-Ottos mor
Ella Hval
Borghild, kjøpmann Vestbys kone
Gretelill Fries
Constance, doktor Sommervolls kone
Tore Foss
Jørgen Sommervoll, doktor
Willie Hoel
Halvor Nesset, gårdbruker
Egil Hjorth-Jenssen
Chr. Dahl, gårdeier
Dan Fosse
Olaf Vestby, kjøpmann
