Writing
The film is about a group of artists in the Klara Quarter. Ararat, a poor painter in Stockholm, one day meet his ex-fiance Elisabeth who is now a rich widow.
The Österman brothers have come to realize that they need a housekeeper. Oldest brother Kalle travel to town and return with the young and modern Anna.
To get away from his nagging wife, a man goes to a desert island to settle down there.
Kalle Österman lives on the small island Solö together with his wife, Agneta.
Kajan, a young boy, spends the summer with his friends working on a barge, earning extra money in the ports with their song and dance number. A young countess runs away from home and joins Kajan and his friends.
Johansson has a small mechanical workshop, which provides for him and his family.
The stingy fisherman Ericsson lives on a small island north of Stockholm with his wife Johanna och her father Isak.
