'A Certain Groom'
Muuan sulhasmies (Luffarbaronen)
Le baron vagabond (French title)
Ein gewisser Bräutigam (German title)

Finland 1956 B/W 105min Suomi-Filmi Oy

***

Comedy

cast: Joel Rinne (Baron Mauriz Leonard Wilhelm Grafvenhjelm/Moppe), Hannes Häyrinen (Ville, his friend), Sylvi Salonen (Svea Jonsson), Oke Tuuri (Eemeli Saarikko), Leni Katajakoski (Ulla), Matti Aulos (Kaarlo Tiimalainen), Kullervo Kalske (Pönttinen), Uljas Kandolin (Virtanen), Yrjö Ikonen, Elvi Saarnio, Mai-Brit Heljo, Elli Ylimaa, Tommi Rinne, Hannu Leminen (photographer), Heimo Lepistö
credits: dir. Hannu Leminen, music Harry Bergström, based on a story by Agapetus, prod. Risto Orko

When I first time saw this film, I had really good laughs. It's old, but sometimes you need old fashioned jokes. A poor, but still aristocratic baron Mauriz Leo... Well, Baron "Moppe", gets himself in a mess when he tells (after a few drinks) that he'll marry rich miss Jonsson. When his head is clear again, he doesn't remember what he said, but his friends tell him that he has proposed to miss Jonsson. Well, that's not quite true, but baron is a man of honour and so he goes to visit at miss Jonsson's home. Pretty soon this poor fellow is married and then the fun begins. He hates his new life. So he'll escape.

Joel Rinne and Hannes Häyrinen are both great. They support each other in their roles very well. And, not only these two men do charismatic performances, but also the leading lady Sylvi Salonen. Her Ms Jonsson can be really scary.

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