Based on the 1931 novel To levende og en død by Sigurd Christiansen. A post office worker is left wrestling with his conscience following a robbery at his workplace.

Hans Jacob Nilsen
as Erik Berger, postfunksjonær

Unni Torkildsen
as Helene Berger

Jan Vaage
as Knut, deres sønn

Toralf Sandø
as Lydersen, postfunksjonær

Lauritz Falk
as Rognås, bankfunksjonær

Hans Bille
as Postmesteren

Hilda Fredriksen
as Pensjonatvertinnen

Joachim Holst-Jensen
as Engelhardt

Thoralf Klouman
as Postdir.

Guri Stormoen
as Ekspiditrisen