The film depicts a series of events that take place in a Copenhagen apartment building while the gate is closed, specifically between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m., and we encounter a number of human destinies, happy and unhappy, just as in real life.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Clara PontoppidanNot listed | Not listed |
 Thorkild RooseNot listed | Not listed |
 Mogens WiethNot listed | Not listed |
 Berthe QvistgaardNot listed | Not listed |
 Gunnar LauringNot listed | Not listed |
 Karin NellemoseNot listed | Not listed |
 Preben Lerdorff RyeNot listed | Not listed |
 Johannes MeyerNot listed | Not listed |
 Maria GarlandNot listed | Not listed |
 Ib SchønbergTeaterdirektøren Sven-Otto | Teaterdirektøren Sven-Otto |
 Tove MaësNot listed | Not listed |
 William RosenbergNot listed | Not listed |
 Erni ArnesonNot listed | Not listed |
 Helge Kjærulff-SchmidtNot listed | Not listed |
 Asbjørn AndersenNot listed | Not listed |
 Henry NielsenNot listed | Not listed |