
Mattsson is a fisherman and widower in the Stockholm archipelago. He has two adult daughters that help run the household, Magda and Lena. Lena prefers to shirk her duties and read romance novels. She is being courted by the neighbour boy Per who covers for her whenever he can.

John Elfström
Per Österberg

Rut Holm
Lena Mattsson

Gudrun Brost
Dagmar Liljekvist

Olof Bergström
Karl-Henrik Norman

Josua Bengtson
Johan August Söderholm

Anna-Greta Krigström
Magda Mattsson

Anders Frithiof
Mattsson

John Botvid
Österberg

Nils Hallberg
flottist

Carl-Axel Elfving
flottist
Johan Bergfors
Nisse

Birger Lensander
flottist
Birger Sahlberg
länsman
Millan Olsson
Söderholms husa
Otto Adelby
en man vid midsommardansen