''Tree Without Fruit'' (Finnish: ''Hedelmätön puu'') is a 1947 Finnish

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by

Hannu Leminen Hannu Päiviö Leminen (originally Hanno Leminen; 5 January 1910 in Helsinki – 6 June 1997 in Turku) was a Finnish film director, set designer, screenwriter and later an executive at the Finnish Broadcasting Company. During his career, Lemine ...

and starring Helena Kara, Rauli Tuomi and

Joel Rinne Toivo Joel Rinne (6 June 1897, Asikkala – 3 December 1981) was a prolific Finnish actor of stage and screen. Among his most memorable film parts was the title role in the Inspector Palmu movie series, which started in 1960's '' Komisario Palmun ...

.Uusitalo p.285

Cast

* Helena Kara as Helena Tyrni * Rauli Tuomi as Erkki Tyrni *

as Tauno Sysikorpi *

Rauha Rentola Rauha Olivia Elisabet Rentola (4 February 1919, Kuhmoinen − 20 July 2005) was a Finnish actress. During her career, she appeared in close to a hundred films while also working for Finnish National Theatre for half a century. Selected filmography ...

as Maija Raivio *

Emma Väänänen Emma Väänänen (22 December 1907 – 20 February 1970) was a Finnish film actress. She appeared in 49 films between 1941 and 1969. She was a member of the jury at the 1st Moscow International Film Festival in 1959. Selected filmography * ' ...

as Hanna Palonen *

Aino Lohikoski Aino Lohikoski (1898–1981) was a Finnish actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, ...

as Erkki's mother *

Salli Karuna Salli Karuna (1902–1987) was a Finnish film actress.Hammer p.117 She was married to the actor Ilmari Unho. Selected filmography * '' Gabriel, Come Back'' (1951) * '' Mother or Woman'' (1953) * ''Hilma's Name Day ''Hilma's Name Day'' ( fi, Hil ...

as Helena's mother * Enni Rekola as Mrs. Sandman * Elli Ylimaa as Ms. Lindgren * Matti Aulos as Antero Palonen *

Arvi Tuomi Arvi may refer to: * Arvi, Wardha, a city in the Wardha district of Maharashtra, India ** Arvi (Vidhan Sabha constituency) * An ancient Hebrew word for inhabitants of Arabia; see Etymology of the word Arab * Arvi (given name) Arvi is an Eston ...

as Harjula * Pentti Viljanen as Suomela * Ossi Elstelä as Peltonen * Uuno Montonen as Erkki's father *

Sven Relander Sven Relander (24 May 1897 – 13 August 1956) was a Finnish stage and film actor.Olsoni p.142 Selected filmography * ''The Village Shoemakers'' (1923) * ''False Greta'' (1934) * ''North Express ''North Express'' (Finnish: ''Pikajuna pohjoiseen' ...

as Gynecologist * Mej-Ling Axberg as Hilkka * Irja Kuusla as Nurse * Lauri Kyöstilä as Doorman * Topo Leistelä * Ida Salmi as Head nurse * Annika Sipilä as Annika Palonen * Veikko Sorsakivi as Newspaperman * Elsa Turakainen as Mrs. Nilsson * William Reunanen as Man in hotel lobby * Urho Seppälä as Newspaperman * Kauko Vuorensola as Lift boy

References

Bibliography

* Kari Uusitalo. ''T. J. Särkkä: legenda jo eläesään''. WSOY, 1975.

External links

* 1947 films 1947 drama films Finnish drama films 1940s Finnish-language films Finnish black-and-white films {{Finland-film-stub