After her mother's death, Irja, an evacuee girl, finds herself in a poor financial situation. Working as a housekeeper for her former teacher on a starvation wage, her situation improves when she is hired as a janitor at a secondary school. Despite the opposition of Principal Kuusi, she decides to take the matriculation examination and, in order to improve her writing skills, responds to a correspondence advertisement placed by the mysterious Master Ahtojää.
Cast
Nelly Anita Lovén
Irja Sassi
Tauno Palo
Kuusi
Kirsti Ortola
Ansu
Asta Backman
Unknown
Paavo Hukkinen
Valo
Matti Aulos
Tuomas
Harri Sinijärvi
Taavetti
Heimo Lepistö
Tirronen
Saara Ranin
Tirroska
Helmi Lehosti
Unknown
Vili Lehosti
Unknown
Arvo Kuusla
Pekkarinen (uncredited)
Tauno Söder
Kalle (uncredited)
Juhani Kumpulainen
Lukkari (uncredited)
Helvi Aunio
Patukka (uncredited)
Hannes Veivo
Kivinen (uncredited)
Veikko Kines
(uncredited)
Irja Kuusla
(uncredited)
Mauno Hyvönen
(uncredited)
Oskari Puukko
(uncredited)
Esko Tuomi
(uncredited)
Sointu Kouvo
(uncredited)
Kyösti Erämaa
(uncredited)
Walle Siivonen
(uncredited)
Kari Uusitalo
(uncredited)
Kalevi Somervuori
(uncredited)
Seppo Sariola
(uncredited)
Vilho Ruuskanen
(uncredited)
Crew
William Markus
Director, Screenplay
Usko Kemppi
Screenplay
Hilja Valtonen
Novel
Armas Vallasvuo
Editor
Kauno Laine
Director of Photography
T.J. Särkkä
Producer
Aarre Koivisto
Production Design
Kari Uusitalo
Second Assistant Camera
Mikko Sergejeff
"B" Camera Operator
Pentti Auer
"B" Camera Operator
Eeva-Liisa Ruuskanen
Hairstylist, Makeup Artist
Björn Korander
Sound
Harry Bergström
Original Music Composer
Regina Keso
Script Supervisor
Paavo Hukkinen
Location Manager
Erkki Tolvanen
Grip
Juhani Alaranta
Grip
Eka Karppanen
Title Designer
Recommendations
view all
Pride and Prejudice
Easy Virtue
The Secret: Dare to Dream
Let's Make Love
Good Advice
What's Love Got to Do with It?
The Kissing Booth 2
A Hollywood Christmas
Watching the Detectives
The Prince & Me 4: The Elephant Adventure
What a Way to Go!
Wedding Season
Whisky Galore
Champagne Problems
Love Is in the Air
Prom Pact
Relative Values
I Love You Again
Gidget
Emma.