
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.

as Eva Sommervold

as Tom Polden

as Carl-Otto Harling

as Lorang

as Dagny Polden, Toms mor

as Anna Harling, Carl-Ottos mor

as Borghild, kjøpmann Vestbys kone

as Constance, doktor Sommervolls kone

as Jørgen Sommervoll, doktor

as Halvor Nesset, gårdbruker

as Chr. Dahl, gårdeier

as Olaf Vestby, kjøpmann

as Per Callier

as Sanger

as Danseren

as En forsinket teatergjest

as En leieboer

as Ekspeditør i pantelånerforretningen

as En mann

as Stasjonsmesteren

as Pølsemannen

as En drosjesjåfør

as En bilutleier

as En lastebilsjåfør

as Sjefen i pantelånerforretningen

as Damen fra Leirsund

as En kelner

as Strand, politifullmektig

as En vaktmann