''It Began in the Rain'' (Finnish: ''Se alkoi sateessa'') is a 1953 Finnish

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directed by Thure Bahne and

Eddie Stenberg Eddie or Eddy may refer to: Science and technology *Eddy (fluid dynamics), the swirling of a fluid and the reverse current created when the fluid flows past an obstacle *Eddie (text editor), a text editor originally for BeOS and now ported to Linu ...

and starring

Eila Peitsalo Eila Peitsalo (1931–1997) was a Finnish film, television and stage actress.Goble p.489 Selected filmography * ''It Began in the Rain'' (1953) * ''After the Fall of Man ''After the Fall of Man'' (Finnish: ''Jälkeen syntiinlankeemuksen'') is a ...

Tauno Palo Tauno Valdemar Palo (born Tauno Brännäs; 25 October 1908 – 24 May 1982) was a Finnish actor and singer in what some consider the golden age of Finnish cinema. In ''Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland'' Peter von Bagh names Palo as the ...

and

Kaarlo Halttunen Kaarlo Halttunen (18 August 1909 – 8 March 1986) was a Finnish actor. He appeared in 87 films and television shows between 1933 and 1970. He starred in the film ''Yksityisalue'', which was entered into the 13th Berlin International Film F ...

. The film's sets were designed by Aarre Koivisto. The production of the film was problematic. Eddie Stenberg was originally hired to direct the film, but in the middle of production the director was changed to Thure Bahne. It is known that producer T. J. Särkkä was also involved in completing the direction of the film. Särkkä later stated in his own words, that the film turned out to be "damn bad".Se alkoi sateessa
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(in Finnish) In the evaluations of contemporary critics, it was generally stated that the change of makers has affected the final result of the film, and later in connection with the film's television premiere, it was assessed that "nothing works in the film, not the drama, not the characters, not to mention the directing."AL: ''Se alkoi sateessa'', p. 17. ''Tv-maailma'', 10/2013. (in Finnish)

Plot

The plot of the film is based on a misunderstanding. In a storm, a woman named Vuokko hits the

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s' warehouse, where she meets the man she thinks is their boss. Through adventures, they finally end up at the altar, even though Vuokko has not known the man's true identity.

Cast

as Vuokko Takala *

as Captain Kalervo Karhi *

as Vuokko's uncle - Rural police chief * Annikki Arni *

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 Pastor * Thure Bahne as Director * Greta Brotherus as herself * Mauno Enroth * Tyyne Haarla as Woman waiting for an elevator * Eva Hellas as Film star *

Paavo Hukkinen Paavo Hukkinen (27 October 1911 in Hanover, Germany – 7 June 1988 in Helsinki) was a German-Finnish actor. Hukkinen entered film in 1937 starring in the film Tukkijoella and appeared in some 70 Finnish films and TV series between then an ...

as Station manager * Mauno Hyvönen * Ekke Hämäläinen * Kurt Ingvall *

Pentti Irjala Pentti Irjala (23 September 1911 – 25 June 1982) was a Finnish actor. Career Since 1959, Irjala worked for the Finnish National Theatre. He appeared in over a hundred films, making him the actor with one of the longest careers in Finnish film ...

as Police officer *

Kalevi Kahra Kalevi may refer to * Kalevi (mythology), an ancient Finnish and Estonian ruler, known from the Finnish epic Kalevala and Estonian epic Kalevipoeg. * Kalevi, Estonia Kalevi is a village in Rapla Parish, Rapla County in northwestern Estonia ...

as Soldier *

Eino Kaipainen Eino Kaipainen (1899–1995) was a Finnish actor.Goble p.489 Selected filmography * ''Katariina ja Munkkiniemen kreivi'' (1943) * ''North Express'' (1947) * ''The General's Fiancée'' (1951) * ''Song of Warsaw'' (1953) * ''After the Fall of Man'' ...

as Chief Constable * Heikki Kalliokoski as Shadowing police officer *

Aarno Karhilo Aarno Eino Karhilo (until 1936 Grönlund; 22 March 1927 Helsinki – 3 September 2008 Helsinki) was a Finnish diplomat who served as Ambassador since 1971. He has a Bachelor of Law . Karhilo was Ambassador of Finland to Tokyo and Manila from 1971 t ...

as himself * Heikki Kataja as himself * Kaisa Kivitie as herself * Valma Kivitie as herself * Kauko Kokkonen as Rompan Eetu * Keijo Komppa as Smuggler *

Arvo Kuusla Arvo is a Finnish and Estonian given name for males and may refer to: * Arvo Aalto (born 1932), Finnish politician *Arvo Aaltonen (1892–1949), Finnish swimmer and Olympic medalist *Arvo Aller (born 1973), Estonian politician *Arvo Andresson (19 ...

as Police officer * Toivo Lahti as Gentleman * Varma Lahtinen as Kiosk vendor * Kauno Laine as Film crew member * Lennart Lauramaa as Police officer *

Kauko Laurikainen Kauko is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Kauko Armas Nieminen (1929–2010), Finnish self-taught physicist *Kauko Hänninen (1930–2013), Finnish Olympic rower *Kauko Helovirta (1924–1997), Finnish film actor *Kauko Jalkane ...

as Police officer *

Matti Lehtelä 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 Inspector *

Heimo Lepistö Heimo is a German and Finnish male given name. Notable people with this name include: * Heimo Erbse (1924–2005), German composer * Heimo Haitto (1925–1999), Finnish-American violinist * Heimo Hecht (born 1961), Austrian sailor * Heimo Korth, ...

as Lieutenant * Leevi Linko as Cop *

Veikko Linna Veikko is a male Finnish given name. Notable people with the name include: * Veikko Aaltonen (born 1955), Finnish director, editor, sound editor, and production manager * Veikko Asikainen (1918–2002), Finnish footballer * Veikko Ennala (1922-19 ...

as Gentleman * Esko Mannermaa as Soldier *

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 (1896–1956), Finnish actor *Uuno Montonen (1891–1973), ...

as Rural police chief of Hyrylä * Leo Nordberg as himself *

Otto Noro Otto is a masculine German given name and a surname. It originates as an Old High German short form (variants ''Audo'', '' Odo'', '' Udo'') of Germanic names beginning in ''aud-'', an element meaning "wealth, prosperity". The name is recorded ...

as man in the train *

Matti Oravisto Matti Kustavi Oravisto (23 October 1921 – 15 November 2001) was a Finnish actor who appeared in theatre, film and television. Oravisto started to work as an actor in the Finnish National Theatre immediately after graduating from theatre school ...

as Film star *

Esa Pakarinen Feeliks Esaias "Esa" Pakarinen (9 February 1911 – 28 April 1989) was a Finnish actor, singer, accordionist and comedian, best known for the role of Pekka Puupää in the ''Pekka and Pätkä'' films from 1953–1960. He was also a skilled, self- ...

as Third Mister *

Martti Romppanen The IV District, also known as Martti (Finnish; ''Martinsbacken'' in Swedish), is one of the central districts of Turku, Finland. It is located on the east side of the river Aura, between ''Tervahovinkatu'' in the west and ''Betaniankatu'' and ...

as Soldier * Vilho Ruuskanen as Station manager * Helmer Salmi as Antti * Mikko Sergejeff as Cinematographer *

Paula Talaskivi Paula or PAULA may refer to: Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * Paula, in video game '' EarthBound'' * Paula, in ''The Larry Sanders Show'' * Paula Campbell (''EastEnders''), in 2003 Film and television * ''Paula'' (1915 film), a s ...

as herself * Aimo Tepponen *

Hannes Veivo Hannes is a masculine given name and a diminutive of Johannes or Hannibal. Hannes may refer to: *Hannes Alfvén (1908–1995) Swedish chemist and Nobel-prize winner *Hannes Aigner (born 1989), German slalom canoeist and Olympic medalist *Hannes An ...

as Cop *

Pentti Viljanen Pentti is a Finnish male given name and surname, a form of Bengt (Swedish for Benedict). Pentti name is also used in fiction and music. Given name A–J *Pentti Aalto (1917–1998), Finnish linguist * Pentti Alonen (1925–2017), Finnish alpine ...

as Farmer of Mattila * Urho Westman as Newspaper vendor *

as Liikkuva kylpyamme

References

Bibliography

* Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. ''Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland''. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.

External links

* 1953 films 1953 comedy films Finnish comedy films 1950s Finnish-language films Films directed by Eddie Stenberg Finnish black-and-white films {{Finland-film-stub