Acting

Arvo Kuusla

Born April 19, 1907 · Pyhäjärvi U.L., Finland

Died June 24, 1960 · aged 53

Arvo Armas Kuusla (until 1935 Granlund, 19 April 1907 Pyhäjärvi Vpl - June 24, 1960 Helsinki) was a Finnish actor and organizer of SF. Among others, Kuusla was known as the Seven Brothers Eerona. Kuusla was also the organizer of SF. Kuusla's wife was actress Irja Kuusla and her children were actress Matti Kuusla and photographer Mauno Kuusla. Arvo Kuusla created a long career in film as well as i…

Known For

Myöhästynyt hääyö

Myöhästynyt hääyö · 1960

Myöhästynyt hääyö

Otto and Kaija have celebrated their surprise wedding, but after a coctail party nothing between them is the same as Otto does not remember what actually happened, and the mess is ready when Otto's American uncle who hates women comes for a visit.

Rakkaus kahleissa

Rakkaus kahleissa · 1955

Rakkaus kahleissa

MovieDramaCrime

A lock factory worker Pertti would like to marry his girlfriend Verna, but fears they don't have enough money. His brother Martti is a member of a youth gang that is planning a robbery with three other young men. When the boys have to flee at the time of the robbery, Pertti who secretly shadowed them sees an opportunity to solve his money problem.

Ristikon varjossa

Ristikon varjossa · 1945

Ristikon varjossa

Lauri and Anna are released from prison. They run into trouble when they cannot find work because of their past. Lauri obtains false identity papers, which enable him to get a job at a factory. A dangerous criminal named Asseri begins blackmailing Lauri, who is using the alias "Pentti Tahvana." Lauri's true identity is revealed in connection with the murder of Kaalep, the factory's night watchman.

The Doll Merchant

The Doll Merchant · 1955

The Doll Merchant

MovieFantasyDrama

A wide-eyed doll salesman is mistaken for a bomb-wielding anarchist by the oppressive forces of the totalitarian state.

Katariina ja Munkkiniemen kreivi

Katariina ja Munkkiniemen kreivi · 1943

Katariina ja Munkkiniemen kreivi

MovieRomanceHistory

Wager is Count Mauritz Armborg, the young master of the estate. Linnanheimo plays Katariina (Catherine) the nanny to Mauritz's nieces and nephews. The two fall in love and decide to escape to Italy via Denmark where they have planned to get married. There are always complications because Mauritz's grandmother doesn't want him to marry below him - she has decided that Mauritz is to marry the Swedish beauty, Ingeborg Liliecrona.

Valkoiset ruusut

Valkoiset ruusut · 1943

Valkoiset ruusut

MovieRomanceDrama

Set in turn of the century Helsinki, author Arvo Helavalla's novel makes an indelible impression on adolescent Auli Ranta. She idolizes the author of a work that can never be forgotten.

Majuri maantieltä

Majuri maantieltä · 1954

Majuri maantieltä

Masa, a drifter, meets Pikku-Aleksi, whose wife Jenny has just left him penniless on the side of the road. In their search for food, the friends end up at an army barracks, where Masa is mistaken for Major Pikkarainen, who has come for an inspection.

Loviisa – Niskavuoren nuori emäntä

Loviisa – Niskavuoren nuori emäntä · 1946

Loviisa – Niskavuoren nuori emäntä

MovieDramaRomance

Strong women take care of the property while the men focus on chasing women.

Filmography

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Myöhästynyt hääyö

Myöhästynyt hääyö · 1960

Myöhästynyt hääyö

Otto and Kaija have celebrated their surprise wedding, but after a coctail party nothing between them is the same as Otto does not remember what actually happened, and the mess is ready when Otto's American uncle who hates women comes for a visit.

(uncredited)

Rakkaus kahleissa

Rakkaus kahleissa · 1955

Rakkaus kahleissa

MovieDramaCrime

A lock factory worker Pertti would like to marry his girlfriend Verna, but fears they don't have enough money. His brother Martti is a member of a youth gang that is planning a robbery with three other young men. When the boys have to flee at the time of the robbery, Pertti who secretly shadowed them sees an opportunity to solve his money problem.

Boman's Friend (uncredited)

Ristikon varjossa

Ristikon varjossa · 1945

Ristikon varjossa

Lauri and Anna are released from prison. They run into trouble when they cannot find work because of their past. Lauri obtains false identity papers, which enable him to get a job at a factory. A dangerous criminal named Asseri begins blackmailing Lauri, who is using the alias "Pentti Tahvana." Lauri's true identity is revealed in connection with the murder of Kaalep, the factory's night watchman.

(uncredited)

The Doll Merchant

The Doll Merchant · 1955

The Doll Merchant

MovieFantasyDrama

A wide-eyed doll salesman is mistaken for a bomb-wielding anarchist by the oppressive forces of the totalitarian state.

Location Manager

Katariina ja Munkkiniemen kreivi

Katariina ja Munkkiniemen kreivi · 1943

Katariina ja Munkkiniemen kreivi

MovieRomanceHistory

Wager is Count Mauritz Armborg, the young master of the estate. Linnanheimo plays Katariina (Catherine) the nanny to Mauritz's nieces and nephews. The two fall in love and decide to escape to Italy via Denmark where they have planned to get married. There are always complications because Mauritz's grandmother doesn't want him to marry below him - she has decided that Mauritz is to marry the Swedish beauty, Ingeborg Liliecrona.

Location Manager

Valkoiset ruusut

Valkoiset ruusut · 1943

Valkoiset ruusut

MovieRomanceDrama

Set in turn of the century Helsinki, author Arvo Helavalla's novel makes an indelible impression on adolescent Auli Ranta. She idolizes the author of a work that can never be forgotten.

(uncredited)

Majuri maantieltä

Majuri maantieltä · 1954

Majuri maantieltä

Masa, a drifter, meets Pikku-Aleksi, whose wife Jenny has just left him penniless on the side of the road. In their search for food, the friends end up at an army barracks, where Masa is mistaken for Major Pikkarainen, who has come for an inspection.

Location Manager

Loviisa – Niskavuoren nuori emäntä

Loviisa – Niskavuoren nuori emäntä · 1946

Loviisa – Niskavuoren nuori emäntä

MovieDramaRomance

Strong women take care of the property while the men focus on chasing women.

Yrjö Koskinen

Hilmanpäivät

Hilmanpäivät · 1954

The everyday life of the small village is mixed when a fire breaks out the night after the party. The cooperative manager and fire manager alerts the young judge Heiki to the extinguishing work, but due to the confusion, extinguishing the fire turns out to be more complicated than expected.

(uncredited)

Oho, sanoi Eemeli

Oho, sanoi Eemeli · 1960

Oho, sanoi Eemeli

Eemeli, a lazy farm boy, is sent out into the world by his parents due to poor potato harvest forecasts. On his way to the logging camp, he meets Tommi, a man from Helsinki who sells razors and is headed to the same destination. At the logging camp, the loggers and Eemeli perform several musical numbers and flee from Isabella, the cook, who is hungry for men.

(uncredited)

Veteraanin voitto

Veteraanin voitto · 1955

Veteraanin voitto

Timo learns about his grandfather Santeri's background in the workers' sports movement. Inspired by this, he begins to encourage his alcoholic father to practice his own sport, javelin throwing.

Kaunis Kaarina

Kaunis Kaarina · 1955

MovieDramaRomance

Kaarina, an orphan girl raised by Taneli, the innkeeper, notices that her friendship with her childhood friend Antti is turning into romance. Henrik, the patron, also has his eye on Kaarina.

(uncredited)

Inspector Palmu's Error

Inspector Palmu's Error · 1960

Inspector Palmu's Error

MovieComedyCrime

A closed room mystery begins when an infamous tycoon is found dead in his bath tub. The famous police lieutenant Palmu is summoned to investigate.

Homicide Detective (uncredited)

Hei, rillumarei!

Hei, rillumarei! · 1954

Hei, rillumarei!

MovieComedyMusic

Traveler Severi travels to Helsinki to enjoy some culture, where he meets Sinikka and Simo, who run a buying and selling business. At a customs auction, he buys a painting that businessman Kehveli and his assistants also have their eyes on.

Emppu

Suomisen perhe

Suomisen perhe · 1941

MovieDramaComedy

The film takes place in the summer and spring of 1940. Isä, the father, gets involved in the stock market and threatens the livelihood of the family.

Location Manager

Lumisten metsien tyttö

Lumisten metsien tyttö · 1960

Lumisten metsien tyttö

Wintery forest and stubborn 16 year old girl dazzle the teacher from Helsinki.

Location Manager

The Unknown Soldier

The Unknown Soldier · 1955

The Unknown Soldier

It is the summer of 1941. An eastern-Finnish machine gun company receives an order to turn in their surplus equipment. The company is transferred to the front lines. The next morning the soldiers wake to the sound of guns – the war has begun.

Location Manager

Onnellinen ministeri

Onnellinen ministeri · 1941

Onnellinen ministeri

MovieComedyRomance

An artist bases a painting for a revealing lingerie ad on a photo of a girl he had found torn from a magazine, not knowing that the girl is in fact the daughter of the Finnish minister of finance. A scandal is about to erupt, and the artist is given 48 hours to find a strikingly similar-looking female model who could serve as his alibi. The minister's daughter decides to fool the artist by pretending to be a lowly girl of the streets, whom the artist then recruits as his "model".

(uncredited)

Mieheke

Mieheke · 1936

MovieComedyRomance

Irmeli wants a certain job as a secretary but finds out that she would have to be married in order to get the vacancy. She lies that she has recently married and then gets a stranger from a nearby restaurant to pose as her husband. Complications arise when they have to continue their charade.

Gas Station Attendant / Party Guest (uncredited)

Pastori Jussilainen

Pastori Jussilainen · 1955

Pastori Jussilainen

The year is 1895 in a small village in Savo, where new ideas such as women's rights and folk high schools are vehemently opposed by Pastor Jussilainen, both in his home and in the parish. His wife Eveliina, the maids, and the conservative parishioners all experience his vehemence. However, the pastor meets his match when his mother-in-law arrives for a visit.

(uncredited)

Rykmentin murheenkryyni

Rykmentin murheenkryyni · 1938

Rykmentin murheenkryyni

The lazy but resourceful farmhand Hemminki and the bookworm Lauri initially struggle to cope in the army, but the company commander's cook Mimmi and the captain's daughter Elli help them adapt to discipline and orders.

Jaakko Mettinen

Serenaadi sotatorvella eli sotamies Paavosen tuurihousut

Serenaadi sotatorvella eli sotamies Paavosen tuurihousut · 1939

Serenaadi sotatorvella eli sotamies Paavosen tuurihousut

Soldiers conducting combat exercises in the area attract women more than civilians, as Raakki-Kustaa and cantor Sylvester learn to their cost. Private Malakias charms the cowgirl Sandra with his smooth talk. Major Jyrki's manly appearance appeals to the charming lady of the manor, Oilia.

Location Manager

Isaskar Keturin ihmeelliset seikkailut

Isaskar Keturin ihmeelliset seikkailut · 1960

Isaskar Keturin ihmeelliset seikkailut

The unlucky layabout Isarkar Keturi brings a criminal gang to heel with the help of his assistant Mikael. He frees Irma, the daughter of mining magnate Tömstet, from captivity and a forced marriage to Kurt. Irma achieves her dream of becoming a pop star, with Isaskar's help.

(uncredited)

Kovaa peliä Pohjolassa

Kovaa peliä Pohjolassa · 1959

Kovaa peliä Pohjolassa

MovieComedyThriller

An ex-finnish army officer Kari Kivi returns to Finland after 12 years of absence. He is quickly hired by a businessman named Östermalm to be his stand-in to escape the ring of spies threatening his life. Many beautiful women cross Kivi's path before the spy ring is eventually crushed.

(uncredited)