Avoveteen

Avoveteen(1939)

08/27/1939 (US)Drama1h 39m
NR

Overview

Yrjö Niemelä leaves the countryside for Helsinki. Unemployed, homeless, and penniless, the young man attempts suicide in despair, but a Salvation Army soldier comes to his rescue at the last moment. His luck changes when Yrjö gets a job in a warehouse and, as a fast runner, becomes a sports coach. His childhood sweetheart Elsa encourages him to succeed.

Ilmari Unho

Screenplay

Orvo Saarikivi

Director