Plot Summary
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.
Movie Details
- Original Title
- Avoveteen
- Status
- released
- Original Language
- fi
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Cast
Kullervo Kalske
Yrjö Niemelä
Irma Seikkula
Elsa
Aino Lohikoski
Kieronperän emäntä
Hugo Hytönen
Kieronperän isäntä
Reino Valkama
nappikauppias Lehtinen
Paavo Jännes
kauppaneuvos
Elsa Rantalainen
rouva Järveläinen
Sasu Haapanen
Jaakko Viklund
Hannes Häyrinen
Jussi Marttila
Kaarlo Saarnio
pelastusarmeijalainen
Martti Jukola
Martti Jukola
Pentti Saares
valmentaja
Rosi Rinne
akka
Vilho Siivola
Lintemanni
Vilho Auvinen
reissusälli
Timo Jokinen
Matti
Production Companies
Suomi-Filmi