The Lucky Cabinet Minister
Onnellinen ministeri (Ministern är lycklig)

Available on DVD

Finland 1941 B/W 120 min Suomen Filmiteollisuus SF Oy

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Comedy

cast: Tauno Palo (Kalevi Kari), Birgit Kronström (Margit Helleheimo/ Baby Peggy), Sven Relander (minister Helleheimo), Thure Bahne, Toppo Elonperä, Ossi elstelä, Sirkka Sipilä, Harmony Sisters
credits: dir. & prod. Toivo Särkkä, music George de Godzinsky, DOP Kalle Peronkoski & Armas Hirvonen, staging Hannu Leminen

Painter Kalevi Kari (Tauno Palo) has made a painting for an advertising campaign. It's not just an ordinary painting but a picture of a young lady almost without any clothes. The picture catches everybody's eye and soon it causes a scandal: the lady in the picture looks a lot like the daughter (Birgit Kronström) of certain high minister. This is an outrage!

The movie is described as a comedy but it's slow tempo and old fashioned jokes make it more tiring than funny. However, there are several good and catching tunes that make the movie almost enjoyable. It's the songs where both Tauno Palo and Birgit Kronström can shine. This movie has been released in one of Tauno Palo film collection DVD boxes (number 4).

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