Two young skippers, Hans Tønnesen and Poul Nielsen, have a small cargo ship that transports freight from Copenhagen to the provinces. Poul and Hans are in love with the same girl, Margit, who is the daughter of master baker Bonnekamp. However, Margit chooses Poul. On their wedding night, Hans cannot sleep. He sits in his boat and hears a splash in the water. He jumps into the water and rescues a young girl, Kristiane, from drowning. She is distraught because she is pregnant and does not dare tell her parents. Hans offers to marry her and acknowledge paternity, but on the way to his own wedding, his engine stalls.
Knud Heglund
as Borgmester Heinrich Bonnekamp
Birgit Sadolin
as Margit Bonnekamp
Louis Miehe-Renard
as Hans Tønnesen
Kjeld Jacobsen
as Poul Nielsen
Kai Holm
as Andersen
Bjørn Puggaard-Müller
as Bartender
Inger Lassen
as Laura Andersen
Annemette Svendsen
as Kristiane Andersen
Karl Stegger
as Chauffør Karlsen
Henry Nielsen
as Jens
Arthur Jensen
as Harald
Paul Hagen
as Frederik
