Kaarlo Teuvo Puro (9 November 1884

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– 24 July 1956 Helsinki) was a Finnish actor, writer and director. Puro co-directed the first Finnish fiction film, '' Salaviinanpolttajat'', with

Louis Sparre Pehr Louis Sparre af Söfdeborg (3 August 1863 – 26 October 1964) was a Swedish painter, designer and draughtsman, most noted for his early work in the Finnish national romanticism and jugend styles. He also competed in the individual ...

in 1907. He also directed the first (and one of the only) Finnish horror film '' Noidan kirot'' (''Curses of the Witch'') starring Einar Rinne and Heidi Blafield.Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 317. . Another film by Puro is '' Anna-Liisa'' (1922).

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* 1884 births 1956 deaths Male actors from Helsinki People from Uusimaa Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Finnish film directors Finnish male film actors Finnish male silent film actors 20th-century Finnish male actors 20th-century Finnish screenwriters {{Finland-film-director-stub