Leo Lähteenmäki
Acting
Biography
No biography available for Leo Lähteenmäki.
Born: June 8, 1907
Place of Birth: Tampere, Finland
Known For
Kankkulan kaivolla
A radio reporter from Helsinki arrives in the village of Kankkula just before Midsummer to conduct interviews. The old sheriff demands that his nephew Lauri, who serves as the village policeman, continue the generations-old tradition of arresting the old master of Tippavaara, whom the sheriff believes to be brewing moonshine. However, Lauri is in love with the old man's niece Leena, and the couple's plans to get engaged conflict with Lauri's duties.
Kultainen vasikka
Finnish period comedy set to the times of WW I. Based on a play by Maria Jotuni.
Minä soitan sinulle illalla
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.
Doctor Zhivago
The life of a Russian physician and poet who, although married to another, falls in love with a political activist's wife and experiences hardship during World War I and then the October Revolution.
Pieni luutatyttö
A stepfather forces Liisa, an orphan girl, to leave her small town and go to Helsinki alone to sell brooms. With the help of a friendly vagrant named Maailman-Petteri and a homeless dog named Musti, Liisa prevents a burglary, and a kind police officer named Rinne and his wife help all the homeless people start a new life.
Halveksittu
Merchant Iivari encounters significant challenges in his entrepreneurial career when Merthen, a commercial counselor, attempts to prevent his success. Merthen's daughter Verna falls in love with the honest Iivari, who is not acceptable as a son-in-law to the Merthen family.
1918
Pastor Samuel Bro has lost his faith in God. He is in conflict with the Church Council and is rejected from his priesthood. He moves away to a different life.
Scandal in the Girls' School
The headmaster of a private girls' school is doing her best to maintain strict discipline in the school. In addition to the loosening morals of the students, the warm relationship between two girls is a causing concern.
Pinsiön parooni
The municipal council of Pinsiö tries to get Taavetti, the 'baron of Pinsiö', to move into a retirement home. However, the baron refuses and flees to Tampere to stay with his nephew Heikki and his wife Liisa. Heikki and his family dream of building their own house, but obtaining a mortgage loan is difficult. Their financial worries deepen when Heikki, as a union representative, has to deal with a strike at his workplace and illegal work practices.
Tyttö ja hattu
Mirja finds her grandmother's old hat in the attic and sets off singing along the road with it on her head. On her journey, she meets composer couple Theodor and Thea Tekonen and gets a ride from hat maker Kosonen and his son Ilmari, who falls in love with Mirja. However, the girl continues her journey alone and, with the help of the circus troupe leader, gets to perform at Linnanmäki, where Ilmari finds her again.
Filmography
as Siberian Husband (uncredited)
as Järvelä
as Black Market Dealer (uncredited)
as Hemppa
as Tiilipää
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as Petteri Laaksonen
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as Tauno Rafael Tuuteri 'Count de Brisson' (uncredited)
as Karvajärvi (uncredited)
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as Laborantti
as Kulaus-Ramperi
as Santeri Lammentausta
as Lorenz van Leuven (uncredited)
as Risto
as Vili Veiviläinen
as Kaarlo Kokko
as Lasse Kimalainen
as Volmari Kerhola
as Paavo Kehkonen
as Leo Paalu
as Peter von Schaslick
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as Aleksanteri I
as Olavi
as Lauri Auermaa