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Overview

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.

Directed by William Markus

Top cast

N

Nelly Anita Lovén

Irja Sassi

Tauno Palo

Kuusi

K

Kirsti Ortola

Ansu

Asta Backman

Paavo Hukkinen

Valo

Matti Aulos

Tuomas

H

Harri Sinijärvi

Taavetti

Heimo Lepistö

Tirronen

S

Saara Ranin

Tirroska

H

Helmi Lehosti

V

Vili Lehosti

A

Arvo Kuusla

Pekkarinen (uncredited)

T

Tauno Söder

Kalle (uncredited)

Juhani Kumpulainen

Lukkari (uncredited)

H

Helvi Aunio

Patukka (uncredited)

H

Hannes Veivo

Kivinen (uncredited)

V

Veikko Kines

(uncredited)

I

Irja Kuusla

(uncredited)

M

Mauno Hyvönen

(uncredited)

O

Oskari Puukko

(uncredited)

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