Gertrud is being abandoned by her husband after 20 years of marriage. Offended and unhappy she leaves her home and rents a room. The landlady's son is drawn to her and tries to help her out of the loneliness.
as Gertrud Holmgren
as Dr. Bertil Nordelius
as Marianne Berg
as Kerstin Nordelius, inackorderingstant, Bertils mor
as P.A. Beckman, disponent på Beckmans Modehus
as fil. dr Cecilia Lindeman, laborator, Tore Holmgrens nya kvinna
as Tore Holmgren, ingenjör, Gertruds f.d. man
as Ingeborg, gäst på festen
as Hans, högskolestuderande, Gertruds svärson
as Elsie, Hans fru, Gertruds dotter
as Skilsmässoadvokaten
as Proverska på modehuset