''The Radio Burglary''
( fi, Radio tekee murron) is a 1951 Finnish crime comedy directed by
Matti Kassila
Matti Kassila (12 January 1924 – 13 December 2018) was a Finnish film director who achieved fame as one of the most prominent Finnish filmmakers in the 1950s and 1960s. He is most famous for the series of four Inspector Palmu movies, based on ...
and starring
Hannes Häyrinen. The idea for the movie came from an actual radio program done by sensationalist reporter
Usko Santavuori, in which he committed a fake burglary of which local police forces had not been made aware, with the exception of the commander.
Plot
Toivo Teräsvuori (Häyrinen) is a young radio journalist who's looking for new, interesting topics on which to report. After covering a
skydive
Parachuting, including also skydiving, is a method of transiting from a high point in the atmosphere to the surface of Earth with the aid of gravity, involving the control of speed during the descent using a parachute or parachutes.
For ...
on a live broadcast, he gets the idea to stage a fake burglary for his next daring stunt. He shares this idea with his friend and fellow radio employee Laakso, whom he persuades to go along with the plan without notifying either their superiors in the radio station, nor the police.
Unfortunately, Teräsvuori and Lahti happen to discuss the details for their fake crime, a burglary into the Helsinki Art Museum, in a cafe within earshot of some actual burglars, who plan their own heist to coincide with Teräsvuori's. Both crimes, real and fake, go forward as planned, and Teräsvuori is captured inside the museum, only to learn to his great surprise that an actual theft took place and that he's being blamed for it. Unable to convince the police of his story, he instead escapes and tries to prove his innocence.
Cast
*Hannes Häyrinen as Toivo Teräsvuori
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Ritva Arvelo as Eila Ritolampi
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Kullervo Kalske
Kullervo () is an ill-fated character in the ''Kalevala'', the Finnish national epic compiled by Elias Lönnrot.
Growing up in the aftermath of the massacre of his entire tribe, he comes to realise that the same people who had brought him up, t ...
as Inspector Tammisalo
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Kunto Karapää, Mr. Knickerbocker a.k.a. Robins
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Kauko Käyhkö, Durando a.k.a. Lindström
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Kaarlo Halttunen as Leo Laakso,
sound engineer
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Uljas Kandolin as Rytky
Reception
In the 1951
Jussi Award
The Jussi Awards are Finland's premier film industry prizes, awarded annually to recognize the achievements of directors, actors, and writers.
History
The first Jussi Awards ceremony was held on 16 November 1944 at the Restaurant Adlon in Hels ...
s, ''Radio tekee murron'' received three awards. Director Matti Kassila won the award for Best Director, and shared the award for Best Screenplay with co-writer Aarne Tarkas. In addition, Hannes Häyrinen won a Jussi for Best Lead Actor.
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See also
* '' The Radio Goes Insane''
References
External links
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1951 films
1950s crime comedy-drama films
Films directed by Matti Kassila
1950s Finnish-language films
Finnish crime comedy-drama films
1951 drama films
Finnish black-and-white films
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