9-year old orphan called Rasmus runs away from the orphanage. He meets a vagabond they call Paradise Oskar who likes to sing and play his accordion. Oskar makes the Rasmus world seem like a better place.

Allan Edwall
as Paradis-Oskar

Erik Lindgren
as Rasmus

Håkan Serner
as Liander

Olof Bergström
as Sheriff

Rolf Larsson
as Policeman Bergqvist

Lena Brogren
as Martina, Oskar's Wife

Tommy Johnson
as Nilsson i Stensättra

Lars Amble
as Merchant

Lena Nyman
as Merchant's wife

Gösta Linderholm
as Sju Attan, Tramp