At Helene Dragstrup's 20th birthday, her grandmother Margrethe decides that it is time that Helene learns something about life outside the protective walls of the estate.

Clara Pontoppidan
as Margrethe Dragstrup

Helle Virkner
as Helene Dragstrup

Ib Schønberg
as Onkel Vilhelm Brandt

Karin Nellemose
as Therese Brandt

Henning Moritzen
as Walter Brandt

Inger Lassen
as Ellen

John Wittig
as Peter Brandt

Helge Kjærulff-Schmidt
as Hushovmester Eriksen

Rasmus Christiansen
as Jens

Henry Nielsen
as Postbud Rasmussen