Rudolf Carlsson, who works at a department store, dreams of making movies.

A travelling theater-company performs Offenbach's "The Beautiful Helene" when an officer in the audience notices the similarity in appearance between the leading actor Leonard Pettersson and the king Charles XV. With Pettersson dressed as the king and the other actors as the royal suite, they all go to Herrsunda castle where the officer is trying to make an impression on his fiance.

Theatre director Freddy Alsterberg has failed with his latest operetta. He decides to work his way over the Atlantic. His niece Tusse also stows away on the ship disguised as a boy.

Maria, who's called Raggen, is one of a total of 9 daughters in the family. For a birthday present, Raggen gets a trip to Paris.

The story revolves around a collective of variety artists. A stolen safety deposit box theft gets all in toruble.

When the mine is closing down in the small community of Vestköping the town bank is also in danger. Sudden news of the return of one of the town's inhabitants who had emigrated to the USA and is said to be very wealthy improves spirits of everyone.

Marius is torn between the love for Fanny on land and the desire to go out to sea.

Lydia is a problem for her husband. She is wasteful and the family have huge debts. To solve the financial problems, Lydia is planning to marry her daughter to a wealthy acquaintance.

To save the family estate Stjärnehov, one of the twins Stiernhielm, Bertil, marries the rich sausage maker Magnusson's daughter Britta.

Ulla takes the train to Stockholm to try her luck in the big city.