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.

Eva Sommervold

Tom Polden

Carl-Otto Harling

Lorang

Anna Harling, Carl-Ottos mor

Borghild, kjøpmann Vestbys kone

Jørgen Sommervoll, doktor

Halvor Nesset, gårdbruker

Chr. Dahl, gårdeier

Olaf Vestby, kjøpmann

Per Callier

Sanger
August 19, 1956

Eva Sommervold

Tom Polden

Carl-Otto Harling

Lorang

Anna Harling, Carl-Ottos mor

Borghild, kjøpmann Vestbys kone

Jørgen Sommervoll, doktor

Halvor Nesset, gårdbruker

Chr. Dahl, gårdeier

Olaf Vestby, kjøpmann

Per Callier

Sanger

