Avoveteen (1939)
Synopsis
Yrjö Niemelä leaves the countryside for Helsinki. Unemployed, homeless, and penniless, the young man attempts suicide in despair, but a Salvation Army soldier comes to his rescue at the last moment. His luck changes when Yrjö gets a job in a warehouse and, as a fast runner, becomes a sports coach. His childhood sweetheart Elsa encourages him to succeed.
Release Date: 1939-08-27
Runtime: 99 minutes
Director: Orvo Saarikivi
Top Cast
- Kullervo Kalske as Yrjö Niemelä
- Irma Seikkula as Elsa
- Aino Lohikoski as Kieronperän emäntä
- Hugo Hytönen as Kieronperän isäntä
- Reino Valkama as nappikauppias Lehtinen
- Paavo Jännes as kauppaneuvos
- Elsa Rantalainen as rouva Järveläinen
- Sasu Haapanen as Jaakko Viklund
- Hannes Häyrinen as Jussi Marttila
- Kaarlo Saarnio as pelastusarmeijalainen
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