Anna-Lisa Hellström

A short, cautionary tale of emigrating to America.

Second film adaption of Frans Hedberg's play.

In front of the salvation Army headquarters. An old man who is being teased by a flock of children, is almost run over by a car. Out of the headquarters gates march singing and playing female Salvation Army soldiers. One of the women is on her way to a nearby restaurant where the two sisters Ruth and Fanny works as waitresses.

An iron carrier sees his daughter being seduced and doesn't like it.

The young sawmill owner Anders Person has won the lottery and goes on pleasure trip to Stockholm with his wife Julia. They are met by aunt Julia and makes plan for a night on the town.

Actor Carl Barcklind (playing a fictional version of himself) enjoys life and women in Stockholm. Invited to the Sommarlund family, he gets caught in a love triangel, as both the daughter and the mother of the family are enamoured with him.

The poor seamstress Hildur is having a dream, where she meets and marries a handsome lieutenant.