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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.
Peter Malberg
Niels Nielsen - Niels Pind
Poul Reichhardt
Jens Nielsen - Niels's søn
Emil Hass Christensen
Karl Kristian Duue - godsejer
Lisbeth Movin
Ingrid - Karls niece
Kjeld Petersen
Dyrlægen
Holger Juul Hansen
Jesper Jensen - lærer
Preben Kaas
Preben - lærling
Louis Miehe-Renard
Underforvalter Palle Reamussen
Knud Heglund
Peter Mikkelsen - købmand
Helga Frier
Alma - købmandens kone
Vera Tørresø
Lise - købmandens datter
Preben Lerdorff Rye
En arbejder
Henry Nielsen
Medlem af sognerådet
Bjørn Puggaard-Müller
Sejersen - antikvitetshandler
Lise Thomsen
Datter på kroen
Henry Lohmann
Tjener på kroen
Carl Ottosen
Eigil
Sigrid Horne-Rasmussen
Mine Holm