Poretta eli Keisarin uudet pisteet

Poretta eli Keisarin uudet pisteet

1941 · 102 min · ★ 10.0 · Comedy, Music

Returning to Helsinki from an unsuccessful tour of the countryside, an artist family finds itself in financial difficulties due to unemployment. Volmari Suurmetso, an engineer who has fallen in love with the family's singing daughter Sointu, wants to help and hires the whole family for a new revue. Sointu's sister Jutta and her boyfriend, journalist Erkka Karhu, write a script called "The Emperor's New Points," inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale and the clothing coupons used during times of scarcity.

Directed by Ilmari Unho · Written by Seere Salminen

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Birgit Kronström konttoristi Jutta Laakso
Kullervo Kalske toimittaja Erkka Karhu
Tauno Majuri insinööri Volmari Suurmetso
Tuire Orri laulajatar Sointu Järvinen
Margareta Wasenius tanssijatar Norja Korhonen
Eine Laine näyttelijätär Mimmi Järvinen-Laakso-Korhonen, "Mona Maskara"
Uuno Laakso näyttelijä Uuno Alarik Järvinen
Reino Valkama liikemies K.A.H. Toppa
Kerttu Salmi Roosa Montonen, palvelijatar ja lausujatar
Hannes Häyrinen näyttelijä Jussi Korhonen
Paavo Jännes johtaja Erkki Holm
Sven Relander konsuli Vaarto

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