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Maila Tuomi

Born November 13, 1925 · Reposaari, Finland

Died November 13, 2009 · aged 84

No biography available.

Known For

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.

Miriam

After her aunts death, young Miriam gets a position with the Allnes family. They have a son, Hans. Miriam and Hans fall in love. But the Hans mother is jealous and disapprove.

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.

Vihaan sinua – rakas

Vihaan sinua – rakas · 1951

Vihaan sinua – rakas

While Leena is spending time at a health resort in the countryside, her husband Esa, an accountant, finds himself falling for Kirsti, who works at his office. The breakdown of their marriage also stirs up feelings in their adult children, who begin to question their own ideas about relationships.

Opri

MovieDramaComedy

Opri is an evacuee from Karelia and is forced to move into a nursing home when his cottage is demolished. He immediately begins to take care of other elderly residents and nursing home staff, as well as their romantic concerns, as soon as he steps into his new home.

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.

Prinsessa Ruusunen

Prinsessa Ruusunen · 1949

Prinsessa Ruusunen

MovieFantasyFamily

Princess Sleeping Beauty is cursed by Tuonettare and falls into a hundred-year sleep, from which she can only be awakened by a kiss from the prince.

Pekka ja Pätkä lumimiehen jäljillä

Pekka ja Pätkä lumimiehen jäljillä · 1954

Pekka ja Pätkä lumimiehen jäljillä

Pete and Runt travel to Lapland to hunt the snowman in the hope of a cash reward, and take Justiina along as a bait.

Filmography

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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.

Script Supervisor

Miriam

After her aunts death, young Miriam gets a position with the Allnes family. They have a son, Hans. Miriam and Hans fall in love. But the Hans mother is jealous and disapprove.

Script Supervisor

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.

Script Supervisor

Vihaan sinua – rakas

Vihaan sinua – rakas · 1951

Vihaan sinua – rakas

While Leena is spending time at a health resort in the countryside, her husband Esa, an accountant, finds himself falling for Kirsti, who works at his office. The breakdown of their marriage also stirs up feelings in their adult children, who begin to question their own ideas about relationships.

Script Supervisor

Opri

MovieDramaComedy

Opri is an evacuee from Karelia and is forced to move into a nursing home when his cottage is demolished. He immediately begins to take care of other elderly residents and nursing home staff, as well as their romantic concerns, as soon as he steps into his new home.

Script Supervisor

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.

Script Supervisor

Prinsessa Ruusunen

Prinsessa Ruusunen · 1949

Prinsessa Ruusunen

MovieFantasyFamily

Princess Sleeping Beauty is cursed by Tuonettare and falls into a hundred-year sleep, from which she can only be awakened by a kiss from the prince.

(uncredited)

Pekka ja Pätkä lumimiehen jäljillä

Pekka ja Pätkä lumimiehen jäljillä · 1954

Pekka ja Pätkä lumimiehen jäljillä

Pete and Runt travel to Lapland to hunt the snowman in the hope of a cash reward, and take Justiina along as a bait.

Script Supervisor

Kiinni on ja pysyy

Kiinni on ja pysyy · 1955

Kiinni on ja pysyy

Pekka and Pätkä work as inventors. Pätkä accidentally takes a photograph of bank robbers, who begin to track down the photographer. Soma Koivu, the former secretary of the property manager Kiivas, and police officer Antero Kangas help Pekka and Pätkä catch the robbers at a film studio where Pekka is working as a stand-in for Superman.

(uncredited)

Ei ruumiita makuuhuoneeseen

Ei ruumiita makuuhuoneeseen · 1959

Ei ruumiita makuuhuoneeseen

MovieComedyThriller

Two Finnish PI:s are hunted by a gang specialized to counterfeit banknotes from Malaga to Finland and Mallorca and back. The counterfeit money printing plates are desperately searched by the gang and our heroes try to hide from them by travelling to Mallorca, where some of the local hoods try to kill them and retake the missing plates.

Script Supervisor

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.

Dagmar (uncredited)

Senni ja Savon sulttaani

Senni ja Savon sulttaani · 1953

Senni ja Savon sulttaani

University student Jaakko and master's degree holder Aarne arrive in a rural village, where they become involved in organizing a charity event and the relationship problems of farmhand Kaapro and maid Senni.

Script Supervisor

Vain laulajapoikia

Vain laulajapoikia · 1951

Vain laulajapoikia

MovieComedyRomance

The story is set in Helsinki's revue theater Punainen Mylly, run by Jalmari Haapala with Erkki Pajula as its lead singer. Between performances, dancer Kaarina and doctor Kalle are offered the chance for romance, despite some misunderstandings.

Script Supervisor

Isäpappa ja keltanokka

Isäpappa ja keltanokka · 1950

Isäpappa ja keltanokka

MovieComedyRomance

A widower takes care of his three children who are trying to find him a new wife.

Script Supervisor

Lumisten metsien tyttö

Lumisten metsien tyttö · 1960

Lumisten metsien tyttö

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

Script Supervisor

Rakkaus on nopeampi Piiroisen pässiäkin

Rakkaus on nopeampi Piiroisen pässiäkin · 1950

Rakkaus on nopeampi Piiroisen pässiäkin

In the heart of Savo, police officer Kontkanen is searching for Heikki, a man suspected of selling alcohol. At the same time, he tries to catch the ram that has escaped from Piiroinen's farm and win the heart of Annastiina, the farmer's daughter, who is also sought after by other suitors.

Script Supervisor

Katupeilin takana

Katupeilin takana · 1949

Katupeilin takana

MovieComedyRomance

1892. Vappu Biörcke and Kaarlo Härkönen get to know each other during the summer in the countryside at the birthday of Vappu Jalle-sedä. In Helsinki, the young people continue their courtship under the supervision of Vapu's aunt, Moster Mella. However, Vapu's father, business advisor Ossian Biörcke, is not as accepting when his daughter's actions begin to be revealed.

Script Supervisor

Varsovan laulu

Varsovan laulu · 1953

MovieDramaCrime

A cynical tale of two liquor smugglers, who struggle with life, love and lust. A seedy love triangle is unavoidable.

Script Supervisor

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.

Script Supervisor

Tyttö kuunsillalta

Tyttö kuunsillalta · 1953

Tyttö kuunsillalta

MovieDramaRomance

A widow and a husband tired of a loveless marriage rekindle the attraction they shared in their youth.

Script Supervisor

Tanssi yli hautojen

Tanssi yli hautojen · 1950

Tanssi yli hautojen

MovieDramaHistory

In the early 1800s, Finnish governor's daughter first detests but soon falls in love with Russian Czar Alexander I who has just taken Finland over from Sweden's rule.

Script Supervisor

Katarina kaunis leski

Katarina kaunis leski · 1950

Katarina kaunis leski

MovieComedyRomance

1790 Turku. After Katarina Thorwöst becomes a widow, there are many suitors, but her heart belongs to the fencing teacher lieutenant Carl-Magnus Schildt.

Script Supervisor

Minä soitan sinulle illalla

Minä soitan sinulle illalla · 1954

Minä soitan sinulle illalla

MovieComedyRomance

Factory manager Risto Järviö is under his mother's thumb. When his mother forbids him from dancing with factory girl Seija Vaara, Seija decides to make anonymous phone calls to Risto to annoy his controlling mother. Risto falls in love with the voice on the other end of the line and begins to make major changes in his life.

Script Supervisor

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.

Script Supervisor