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.
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as Olavi
DeceasedBorn: May 22, 1925
Died: June 9, 1999
Age at death: 74
Born: December 29, 1892
Died: September 5, 1960
Age at death: 67
as Anna
DeceasedBorn: September 7, 1915
Died: January 24, 1995
Age at death: 79
as Helka
DeceasedBorn: March 4, 1904
Died: October 1, 1976
Age at death: 72
Born: May 18, 1902
Died: April 10, 1969
Age at death: 66
as Antti Suominen
DeceasedBorn: November 13, 1893
Died: October 24, 1985
Age at death: 91
as Kaisa
DeceasedBorn: December 12, 1898
Died: November 16, 1985
Age at death: 86
as Kalle
AliveBirth date not on record.
Born: December 24, 1894
Died: July 14, 1976
Age at death: 81
Born: January 16, 1896
Died: December 27, 1964
Age at death: 68
Born: May 3, 1887
Died: December 4, 1945
Age at death: 58
as Risto (uncredited)
DeceasedBorn: May 14, 1924
Died: June 27, 2012
Age at death: 88
as Helinä (uncredited)
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Kauko (uncredited)
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as (uncredited)
DeceasedBorn: May 21, 1891
Died: May 9, 1973
Age at death: 81
as (uncredited)
DeceasedBorn: April 9, 1898
Died: January 9, 1958
Age at death: 59
as (uncredited)
DeceasedBorn: October 26, 1893
Died: September 22, 1976
Age at death: 82
as (uncredited)
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as (uncredited)
DeceasedBorn: April 3, 1893
Died: January 25, 1967
Age at death: 73
as (uncredited)
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