La película tiene lugar en algún lugar del campo danés a mediados del siglo XIX. Aquí dentro de una pequeña familia campesina danesa, reinan las duras circunstancias. Ante la perspectiva de otro invierno más duro, el agricultor Jens enfrenta una elección insoportable. Si la familia quiere sobrevivir al invierno, debe llegar a un acuerdo con el granjero rico cercano y abandonar su propia moral y su posesión más preciada, en un esfuerzo por asegurarles a todos una vida mejor.
Beckstrom
Marine Lieutenant Steve Landers has perfected a new bomb-release for airplanes which he is testing with the aid of his mechanics,'Singapore' Stebbins and Jack Murray. Dick Weber, one of a group of enemy agents attempting to steal the plans, is a friend of Colonel Dale, whose daughter, Linda, is engaged to Landers. Weber learns that "Singapore" and Jack are to deliver the final blueprints to the Colonel's home. Beckstrom , head of the spy ring, has some of his agents dress as Marines and obtain entry the the hangar. They get the plans but "Singapore" and Jack have overheard a conversation that indicates the spies are heading for a nearby island which is the headquarters of the espionage group.
