In the beginning of WW II a Swedish ship in a northern French port is exposed to German air raids. The captain take a chance to leave the port without permission. A stranded woman seize the chance to get home to Sweden.

Edvin Adolphson
as Captain Åkesson

Karin Ekelund
as Ingrid

Hampe Faustman
as Martin Frost

Sigge Fürst
as Chief Mate

Åke Grönberg
as Andersson

Julia Cæsar
as Mammy

Sten Larsson
as Anton Stillman

Knut Burgh
as Second Mate

Gunnar Sjöberg
as Blomqvist

Björn Berglund
as Fredlund