Ossi Elstelä
Acting
Biography
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Born: May 18, 1902
Place of Birth: Tampere, Finland
Known For
Pikku pelimanni
Unemployed Anna leaves her son Olavi to be raised by Antti, a shoemaker. When the shoemaker dies, Olavi is sent to an orphanage, from which he runs away with a cat and a violin under his arm. After many misfortunes, the talented Olavi becomes a student of a professor at a music academy and travels to London to compete in an international violin competition.
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.
Avioliittoyhtiö
Architect Paavo falls in love with and grows tired of the beautiful assistants in his office. On the advice of his middle-aged cashier Sandra, he decides to hire an ugly but hard-working woman. The resourceful Hilkka gets the job by hiding her beautiful face behind glasses and her curls under a scarf.
Juurakon Hulda
Poor but ambitious country girl Hulda arrives in the country's capital and gets a job as a maid for a bachelor Member of Parliament, Judge Soratie. She works hard, never loses her common sense, and starts taking evening classes. Keeping her studies secret from her employer for years, she eventually graduates from the university and becomes candidate in the parliamentary election, stressing women's and working people's rights. Romance with Judge Soratie finally ensues.
Hedelmätön puu
Erkki, a journalist, suffers from epilepsy and agrees to be sterilized in order to marry his fiancée Helena. Unhappy about his infertility, Erkki begins to drink more and more, and eventually Helena returns to Helsinki to continue her studies. There she meets Associate Professor Sysikorpi, who falls hopelessly in love with her.
Asessorin naishuolet
After the death of his long-time housekeeper, a meticulous assessor has trouble finding a new one.
Kaksi vanhaa tukkijätkää
Overworked industrialist Daniel escapes the hustle and bustle of high society to his old workplace at the Akkakoski log floating site. Working under a pseudonym, he befriends Moterni-Jaska, the oldest member of the loggers' group. His daughter Elisabeth follows in her father's footsteps by signing up as a camp cook and soon finds herself falling for Kari, the foreman.
Koskenlaskijan morsian
Tornionjokilaakso at the end of the 19th century, Paloniemi's landlord Heikki tries to get out of his financial difficulties with the help of his son Juhan and Nuottaniemi's only daughter Hanna. The happiness of Hanna, who has fallen in love with Antti of Rehti Koskenalusta, is threatened by the evil and dangerous Korpikoski.
Onnellinen ministeri
An artist bases a painting for a revealing lingerie ad on a photo of a girl he had found torn from a magazine, not knowing that the girl is in fact the daughter of the Finnish minister of finance. A scandal is about to erupt, and the artist is given 48 hours to find a strikingly similar-looking female model who could serve as his alibi. The minister's daughter decides to fool the artist by pretending to be a lowly girl of the streets, whom the artist then recruits as his "model".
Salakuljettajan laulu
Customs officer Tapio goes undercover to reveal a smuggling ring, which operates within an entrainment troupe. While doing his detective work, he also gets to know the beautiful dancer Leila.
Filmography
as Aslak Walk
as Director
as Pullapitko Oy:n johtaja
as Nestori (uncredited)
as Dr. Katajisto
as Taneli
as Daniel Saarinen 'Taneli Saari'
as Sub-editor
as Antti Isohonka
as Kuljetusliikkeen johtaja
as Jalmari Haapala
as Paavo Holopainen
as Hamara
as Amanda Saarnila
as Korhonen
as Viljami Erä
as Poliisi Anttoni Häkkinen
as Peltonen
as (uncredited)
as Mälli
as Einari Oksa
as Hallberg (uncredited)
as Ferdinand Oikero
as (uncredited)
as Nieminen (uncredited)
as Kullervo Tiainen
as Hannes Berger
as Napoleon
as Valkjärvi
as Jaska
as Mikko
as Simola
as (uncredited)
as Ali-Lehtonen
as Kero-Pieti
as Rauhala (uncredited)