A story built around the music of Oskar Merikanto, tells the love story of the poor musician Lauri Alanko and the daughter of the rich Grahn family Annina. Annina’s family doesn’t approve of the relationship, and the couple’s happiness is also threatened by Lauri’s worsening eye disease.

Eeva-Kaarina Volanen
as Annina Grahn

Leif Wager
as Lauri Alanko

Salli Karuna
as Mrs. Grahn

Uuno Laakso
as Mr. Grahn

Aino Lohikoski
as Aunt Linda

Reino Valkama
as Manu Kallio

Toini Vartiainen
as Else Mattila

Ekke Hämäläinen
as Karl-Erik Grahn

Sirkka Osmala
as Lea Qvist

Heikki Savolainen
as Lennart