Radio tekee murron (1951)

User Rating:

7.4/10   

Director:

Matti Kassila

Writers:

Matti Kassila (writer)
Aarne Tarkas (writer)

Release Date:

6 April 1951 (Finland)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Plot:

Eager young radio reporter Teräsvuori stages a one-man burglary into the Helsinki Art Museum, recorded...

Plot Keywords:

Radio | Heist | Reporter | Burglary | Escape

Awards:

3 wins

Cast

Hannes Häyrinen	...	Toivo Teräsvuori
Ritva Arvelo	...	Eila Ritolampi
Kullervo Kalske	...	Police inspector Tammisalo
Kunto Karapää	...	Mr. Robins, 'Mr. Knickerbocker'
Heikki Savolainen	...	Hämäläinen, Crook
Matti Lehtelä	...	Lehtinen, Crook
Kauko Käyhkö	...	Hans Lidström alias Monsieur Durando
Uljas Kandolin	...	Constable Rytky
Lasse Pöysti	...	Radio reporter
Arvo Lehesmaa	...	Ranta
Kaarlo Halttunen	...	Leo Rikhard Laakso, radio amateur
Aino Mantsas	...	Waitress in restaurant Torni
Kauko Vuorensola	...	Constable Pehkonen
Kirsti Ortola	...	Hooker
Kauko Kokkonen	...	Constable Mäkelä

Also Known As:

Radion gör inbrott (Finland: Swedish title)

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

Finland

Language:

Finnish

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (AGA Baltic)

Certification:

Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

Helsinki, Finland

Company:

Suomen Filmiteollisuus

Trivia:

Director Kassila makes a cameo as Hotelli Torni receptionist.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Tähtien tarina: Hannes Häyrinen (2008) (TV)

Enjoyable SF-film crime comedy

'Radio tekee murron' is about the time when radio was the greatest everyday entertainment for people. The film presents a reporter who commits a burglary into an art gallery and then waits to get busted while reporting it all to the listeners. Hannes Häyrinen plays a decent role as a radio reporter who due to some misunderstandings is persecuted by the police. Most of the film is about this pursuit and even if there will be no big surprises, the film is as a whole quite enjoyable experience. In many old SF-films there are way too many scenes that are not entertaining to modern viewers but 'Radio tekee murron' does not suffer from this lameness. The film as a whole is very dynamic because nobody tries to be too funny and there will be no overacting either. Modern viewers may compare Häyrinen's character to one of Finland's more recent radio personalities, namely Pertti Salovaara. Those who know military history will spot a WW2 fighter ace Oiva Tuominen in a brief cameo in the beginning of the film.