
Niels Pind is a drunkard who is exploited by some of the town's residents. This comes to an end when his son, Jens, returns from America with a lot of money. Jens buys the local estate and starts extracting gravel from the ground. He quickly gains a bad reputation in the area because he only thinks about money. Niels Pind disowns his son. However, Jens changes as he falls more and more in love with Ingrid.

as Niels Nielsen - Niels Pind

as Jens Nielsen - Niels's søn

as Karl Kristian Duue - godsejer

as Ingrid - Karls niece

as Dyrlægen

as Jesper Jensen - lærer

as 'Mads'

as Preben - lærling

as Underforvalter Palle Reamussen

as Peter Mikkelsen - købmand

as Alma - købmandens kone

as Lise - købmandens datter

as Viggo Lange - sagfører

as En arbejder

as Medlem af sognerådet

as Sejersen - antikvitetshandler

as Datter på kroen

as Tjener på kroen

as Karen - tjenerens kone

as Eigil

as Eigils ven

as Mine Holm