''Tree Without Fruit'' (Finnish: ''Hedelmätön puu'') is a 1947 Finnish

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by Hannu Leminen and starring

Helena Kara Aini Helena Kara (originally Aini Helena Dahl, 16 August 1916 – 26 February 2002) was a Finnish film actress. Like Lea Joutseno and Regina Linnanheimo, she was one of the few Finnish film actors without a theatrical background. Kara is best rem ...

Rauli Tuomi Rauli Rafael Arvid Tuomi (15 July 1919 – 2 February 1949) was a Finnish film and stage actor. Career Tuomi appeared in 23 films since 1938. He won two Jussi Awards for Best Actor; first from the film '' Linnaisten vihreä kamari'' (1945) and t ...

and

Joel Rinne Toivo Joel Rinne (6 June 1897, Asikkala – 3 December 1981) was a prolific Finnish actor of stage and screen. Among his most memorable film parts was the title role in the Inspector Palmu movie series, which started in 1960's '' Komisario Palmun ...

.Uusitalo p.285

Cast

as Helena Tyrni *

as Erkki Tyrni *

as Tauno Sysikorpi *

Rauha Rentola Rauha Olivia Elisabet Rentola (4 February 1919, Kuhmoinen − 20 July 2005) was a Finnish actress. During her career, she appeared in close to a hundred films while also working for Finnish National Theatre for half a century. Selected filmography ...

as Maija Raivio *

Emma Väänänen Emma Väänänen (22 December 1907 – 20 February 1970) was a Finnish film actress. She appeared in 49 films between 1941 and 1969. She was a member of the jury at the 1st Moscow International Film Festival in 1959. Selected filmography * ' ...

as Hanna Palonen * Aino Lohikoski as Erkki's mother * Salli Karuna as Helena's mother * Enni Rekola as Mrs. Sandman * Elli Ylimaa as Ms. Lindgren *

Matti Aulos Matti may refer to: * Matti (given name), people with the given name * Matti (surname), people with the surname * Matti, Karnataka, a village in India * '' Matti: Hell Is for Heroes'', a 2006 film about Matti Nykänen See also * Masa (disambigu ...

as Antero Palonen * Arvi Tuomi as Harjula * Pentti Viljanen as Suomela * Ossi Elstelä as Peltonen *

Uuno Montonen Uuno is a Finnish and Estonian male given name, and may refer to: *Uuno Kailas (1901–1933), Finnish poet, author, and translator *Uuno Klami (1900–1961), Finnish composer *Uuno Laakso Uuno Laakso (1896–1956) was a Finnish film actor. He ...

as Erkki's father * Sven Relander as Gynecologist * Mej-Ling Axberg as Hilkka *

Irja Kuusla Irja is a given name. Notable people with the given name include: *Irja Askola (born 1952), Finnish bishop in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland *Irja Agnes Browallius (1901–1968), Swedish teacher, novelist and short story writer *Irja Ha ...

as Nurse * Lauri Kyöstilä as Doorman * Topo Leistelä * Ida Salmi as Head nurse * Annika Sipilä as Annika Palonen * Veikko Sorsakivi as Newspaperman *

Elsa Turakainen Elsa Turakainen (8 August 1904 – 7 February 1992) was a Finnish actress. She appeared in more than 30 films and television shows between 1934 and 1973. Selected filmography * '' Skandaali tyttökoulussa'' (1960) * ''Little Presents ''L ...

as Mrs. Nilsson * William Reunanen as Man in hotel lobby * Urho Seppälä as Newspaperman * Kauko Vuorensola as Lift boy

References

Bibliography

* Kari Uusitalo. ''T. J. Särkkä: legenda jo eläesään''. WSOY, 1975.

External links

* 1947 films 1947 drama films Finnish drama films 1940s Finnish-language films Finnish black-and-white films {{Finland-film-stub