Gertrud is being abandoned by her husband after 20 years of marriage. Offended and unhappy she leaves her home and rents a room. The landlady's son is drawn to her and tries to help her out of the loneliness.
Gertrud Holmgren
Dr. Bertil Nordelius
Kerstin Nordelius, inackorderingstant, Bertils mor
P.A. Beckman, disponent på Beckmans Modehus
Tore Holmgren, ingenjör, Gertruds f.d. man
Ingeborg, gäst på festen
Hans, högskolestuderande, Gertruds svärson
Elsie, Hans fru, Gertruds dotter
Skilsmässoadvokaten
Proverska på modehuset
