Yrjö Niemelä leaves the countryside for Helsinki. Unemployed, homeless, and penniless, the young man attempts suicide in despair, but a Salvation Army soldier comes to his rescue at the last moment. His luck changes when Yrjö gets a job in a warehouse and, as a fast runner, becomes a sports coach. His childhood sweetheart Elsa encourages him to succeed.
Kullervo Kalske
as Yrjö Niemelä
Irma Seikkula
as Elsa
Aino Lohikoski
as Kieronperän emäntä
Hugo Hytönen
as Kieronperän isäntä
Reino Valkama
as nappikauppias Lehtinen
Paavo Jännes
as kauppaneuvos
Elsa Rantalainen
as rouva Järveläinen
Sasu Haapanen
as Jaakko Viklund
Hannes Häyrinen
as Jussi Marttila
Kaarlo Saarnio
as pelastusarmeijalainen
Martti Jukola
as Martti Jukola
Pentti Saares
as valmentaja
