
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.
Cast

Paavo Pentikäinen
Urho Suomalainen
Irma Martinkauppi
Sirkka Suomalainen
Tuija Ahvonen
Unknown
Aapo Vilhunen
Unknown
Selma Miettinen
Unknown
Kaisa Martinkauppi
Leena Suomalainen
Jari Erkkilä
Jari Suomalainen
Martta Reima
Unknown
Timo Martinkauppi
Unknown
Erkki Siirtomaa
Unknown
Arvo Nuutinen
Unknown
Kari Virta
Unknown
Esko Sironen
Eino
Eino Korpelainen
Unknown
Sulo Lindén
Unknown
Pentti Vuorinen
Unknown
Seppo Ohtamaa
Unknown
Mauri Lahtinen
Unknown
Teemu Mäkäräinen
Unknown
Urho Savolainen
Unknown
Risto Vuorinen
Unknown
Armas Nordström
Unknown
Erkki Westerlund
Unknown
Alpo Kosonen
Unknown
Bruno Ollanketo
Unknown
Crew
Jaakko Pakkasvirta
Director, Writer, Editor, Producer
Esa Vuorinen
Writer, Director of Photography
Väinö Pennanen
Writer, Location Manager
Pertti Mutanen
"B" Camera Operator

Olli Soinio
Production Sound Mixer
Lauri Tykkyläinen
Production Sound Mixer
Henrik Otto Donner
Original Music Composer
Pentti Saaritsa
Dialogue
Pirjo Hokkanen
Script Supervisor
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