Construction worker Urho Suomalainen, his factory-worker wife Sirkka, and their two school-age children dream about getting away from their cramped rental apartment and moving to a house of their own. Urho decides to build one from scratch, starting from hauling trees from the forest to the sawmill. As the building progresses, a serious fault is discovered in its foundations. The family also has problems with their mortgage. Urho develops pneumonia and passes away before he sees his house completed. At his grave, a fellow worker gives a powerful speech praising socialism.
Paavo Pentikäinen
Irma Martinkauppi
Tuija Ahvonen
Aapo Vilhunen
Selma Miettinen
Kaisa Martinkauppi
Jari Erkkilä
Martta Reima
Timo Martinkauppi
Erkki Siirtomaa
Arvo Nuutinen
Kari Virta
Esko Sironen
Eino Korpelainen
Sulo Lindén
Pentti Vuorinen
Seppo Ohtamaa
Mauri Lahtinen
Teemu Mäkäräinen
Urho Savolainen
Risto Vuorinen
Armas Nordström
Erkki Westerlund
Alpo Kosonen
Bruno Ollanketo