

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
Yrjö Niemelä
Lead
Irma Seikkula
Elsa

Aino Lohikoski
Kieronperän emäntä

Hugo Hytönen
Kieronperän isäntä

Reino Valkama
nappikauppias Lehtinen

Paavo Jännes
kauppaneuvos

Elsa Rantalainen
rouva Järveläinen

Sasu Haapanen
Jaakko Viklund
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