Unemployed Anna leaves her son Olavi to be raised by Antti, a shoemaker. When the shoemaker dies, Olavi is sent to an orphanage, from which he runs away with a cat and a violin under his arm. After many misfortunes, the talented Olavi becomes a student of a professor at a music academy and travels to London to compete in an international violin competition.
Cast
Heimo Haitto
Olavi
Aku Korhonen
Unknown
Regina Linnanheimo
Anna
Irja Elstelä
Helka
Ossi Elstelä
Unknown
Jalmari Rinne
Antti Suominen
Anni Hämäläinen
Kaisa
Lasse Lagus
Kalle
Varma Lahtinen
Unknown
Rosi Rinne
Unknown
Aku Käyhkö
Unknown
Jaakko Furman
Risto (uncredited)
Helinä Sirkiä
Helinä (uncredited)
Jouko Ilvonen
Kauko (uncredited)
Uuno Montonen
(uncredited)
Martti Similä
(uncredited)
Artturi Laakso
(uncredited)
Arja Niska
(uncredited)
Boris Sirpo
(uncredited)
Pirkko Mäkinen
(uncredited)
Crew
T.J. Särkkä
Director, Writer, Producer
Tuomi Elmgren-Heinonen
Writer
Boris Sirpo
Writer, Original Music Composer
Yrjö Norta
Editor
Marius Raichi
Director of Photography
Ossi Elstelä
Production Design
Unto Kumpulainen
Assistant Camera
Erkki Salojärvi
Assistant Camera
Vittorio Mantovani
"B" Camera Operator
Fiinu Autio
Costume Design
Anni Lehmus
Costume Assistant
Hellä Laiho
Hairstylist
Jack Arrila
Sound Assistant
Ahti Lehtinen
Sound Assistant
Kurt Vilja
Sound
Pauli Huovila
Still Photographer
A.J. Tenhovaara
Still Photographer
Arja Niska
Script Supervisor
Ega Laszlo
Grip
Nils Gustafsson
Grip
Eka Karppanen
Title Designer
