Realist melodrama set in Zurich. In the old town district, people are concerned about Mäni, the child of a toilet attendant, who is growing up without a father. Postman Jucker appeals to the boy's conscience and protects him from unjustified accusations. After Mäni's mother dies, Jucker, who has become the child's guardian, takes Mäni into his home. Mrs. Jucker does not accept the boy and accuses Jucker of forgetting their own deceased child. Mrs. Jucker flees to her sister's house. Mäni also runs away.
as Albert Jucker
as Frieda Jucker
as Mäni Brändli
as Fritz Winterswiler
as Sattler Rüttimann
as Kurt Muggli
as Frau Stucky
as Erna Walser
as Resl
as Herr Rüttimann
as Polizist
as Herr Beer
as Frau Rüttimann
