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Avoveteen (1939)

NR | Aug 27, 1939 (FI) | Drama | 01:39

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.

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Kullervo Kalske
Yrjö Niemelä
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Aino Lohikoski
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Hugo Hytönen
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Reino Valkama
nappikauppias Lehtinen
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Paavo Jännes
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Elsa Rantalainen
rouva Järveläinen
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Sasu Haapanen
Jaakko Viklund
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Hannes Häyrinen
Jussi Marttila
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Kaarlo Saarnio
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