Arvo Lehesmaa
Popularity:0.0906
Known For:Acting
Birthday:1901-10-22
Place of Birth:Pori, Finland
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Also Known As:Arvo Nylund, Арво Лехесмаа

Kultamitalivaimo (1947)
Two conservative men are surprised when they find out that their wives are actually athletes.

Suopursu kukkii (1947)
A mysterious traveler encounters Dr. Mirjami and Inga on the road. They lure the young man to a boarding house, where their husbands already live,...

Rosvo Roope (1949)
In the 18th century, Robert's beloved Helena is forced to marry the cruel Henrik Brest. Robert becomes Roope the Pirate, the most famous pirate in...

Tähtisilmä (1955)
Poor orphan coffee delivery girl loves a poor painter who can't sell his artworks. Painter likes delivery girl, but has stuck in a friend zone....

Mies tältä tähdeltä (1958)
Office clerk Eero Koskinen prefers to spend his nights drinking and reminiscing the war with his friends, instead of taking care of his wife and two...

Minäkö isä! (1954)
A traditional misunderstanding story with an unfounded suspicion of jealousy at the beginning. Childhood friends Kati Jorma and Jalmari Karvi do not...

Naiskohtaloita (1947)
In mid-19th century Finland, Klaus von Rapp marries young Anette Erling. The marriage is full of happiness until Klaus’s deception is exposed...

Here, Beneath the North Star (1968)
Täällä Pohjantähden alla is based on the book with the same title. It is a story of the little village. The movie starts in the...

Katarina kaunis leski (1950)
1790 Turku. After Katarina Thorwöst becomes a widow, there are many suitors, but her heart belongs to the fencing teacher lieutenant Carl-Magnus...

Kirkastettu sydän (1943)
Ahti Helpi, the pastor of a rural parish who sees himself as both a priest and a soldier, leaves for the front to continue the war. At home, his...

Kuollut mies vihastuu (1944)
Rainer Sarmo and Mikko Vehmer stumble upon a Russian counterfeit league. They help Leila Varta, who tries to save her brother Raimo from the evil...

"Minä elän" (1946)
The life story of Aleksis Kivi, author of the first Finnish novel in Finnish language and (posthumously) its most successful writer.

Sadan miekan mies (1951)
Captain Kaarnoja finds himself caught up in intrigues and a dispute between the noblewoman Elisabeth and her cousin, Captain Gyllenskiöld....

En ole kreivitär (1945)
Helena Kara plays a dual role in this spectacularly portrayed adventure story where a real Countess and a false one cause misunderstandings. The film...

Kuollut mies kummittelee (1952)
Sarmo explores the mystery associated with the murder of a landowner and the tangle of crimes, threats, and conspiracies created by a letter he left...

Hilmanpäivät (1954)
The everyday life of the small village is mixed when a fire breaks out the night after the party. The cooperative manager and fire manager alerts the...

Naimisiin päiväksi (1946)
A Finnish romantic comedy, based on a play about cousins trying to inherit a legacy. To get the inheritance they must be married, even for a day.

Radio tekee murron (1951)
Eager young radio reporter Teräsvuori stages a one-man burglary into the Helsinki Art Museum, recorded on tape for a later broadcast by his...

Lapseni on minun… (1940)
Elsa lives in a childless marriage. But she longs for a baby. She is drawn to a man that could be the father of her long awaited child.

Valkoiset ruusut (1943)
Set in turn of the century Helsinki, author Arvo Helavalla's novel makes an indelible impression on adolescent Auli Ranta. She idolizes the author of...

Täysosuma (1941)
A young heiress settles into a holiday hotel in search of a suitable husband. There are enough groom candidates, some gentlemen, and some cheaters....

Tervetuloa aamukahville eli tottako toinenkin puoli? (1952)
St. Peter's announcement interrupts the Welcome to Morning Coffee radio program. He asks people for help because he does not know whether private...

Risti ja liekki (1957)
Set in early 16th century Finland, a knight Olavi Gideoninpoika meets Mirjam Raakelintytär and falls in love. Mirjami hides in a monastery...

Viisi vekkulia (1956)
The pensioners living in the Iltarusko Foundation building are joined by a new resident, Director Korpioja. He brings with him his new secretary,...

Pekka ja Pätkä miljonääreinä (1958)
Trade counselor Lillukka leaves his entire fortune to Pekka Puupää, who, thanks to cartoons and films, has become closer to him than his...

Kohtalo tekee siirron (1959)
Three brothers, all with their own problems that could be solved by money, try to come up with a plan to get they share of their uncle's fortune....

Taas tapaamme Suomisen perheen (1959)
Olli Suominen has been appointed acting sheriff in the countryside, and the whole family has left for Kesäranta to spend the summer. The...

Isaskar Keturin ihmeelliset seikkailut (1960)
The unlucky layabout Isarkar Keturi brings a criminal gang to heel with the help of his assistant Mikael. He frees Irma, the daughter of mining...

Vain sinulle (1945)
Elina, the daughter of a small farmer, would like to attend a folk high school, but her father Nestor opposes the idea. Elina suffers a severe skull...

Nuoruus sumussa (1946)
Three young men trying to find a place in society after the war.

Pikku-Matti maailmalla (1947)
Little Matti, who has been living in the countryside with his grandmother, leaves for Helsinki to search for his missing mother, Kerttu. In the city,...

Särkelä itte (1947)
The self-assured manager Julius Särkelä maintains strict discipline in his office and at home, which is experienced by his daughter Saara...

Rakkaus on nopeampi Piiroisen pässiäkin (1950)
In the heart of Savo, police officer Kontkanen is searching for Heikki, a man suspected of selling alcohol. At the same time, he tries to catch the...

Aaltoska orkaniseeraa (1949)
Two children get involved in the adventure as the bustling caretaker Mrs. Aaltoska and crime reporter "Hawkeye" Lipponen start chasing the mysterious...

Orpopojan valssi (1949)
A biographical film about Finnish singer J. Alfred Tanner and his path through a failed career as a construction master to become a highly successful...

Neljästoista vieras (1948)
Anna-Lisa, the daughter of the Sandkulla estate, hires a man she believes to be a vagrant, Mr. Hirninen, as an extra guest for her engagement party....

Pitkäjärveläiset (1951)
1765. Regina Tuomaantytär is engaged to Juha. However, she is also courted by Martti Heikkilä, soldier Matti Modig and Kalle Brockman....

Serenaadiluutnantti (1949)
Broke touring artists get on the wrong bus and end up as army recruits for a few days. Misunderstandings turn barracks life and people's heads upside...

Isäpappa ja keltanokka (1950)
A widower takes care of his three children who are trying to find him a new wife.

Vain laulajapoikia (1951)
The story is set in Helsinki's revue theater Punainen Mylly, run by Jalmari Haapala with Erkki Pajula as its lead singer. Between performances,...

Maija löytää sävelen (1950)
Concertmaster Orasto and his pianist wife Elna hire Maija, who has been treated harshly by life, as their domestic helper. Erkki, the composer son of...

Yhden yön hinta (1952)
The streets of Helsinki, Finland, at night. Violence mixed with incidents and everyday life. Reported by police officers on the graveyard shift.

Molskis, sanoi Eemeli, molskis! (1960)
Eemeli leaves the countryside for Helsinki to obtain tax money for the bailiff who is pursuing him. In the capital, he becomes the assistant driver...

Kertokaa se hänelle… (1961)
Mauno, an orphan boy, moves from the countryside to Tampere to live with his foster parents, Iida and Eero, who support him in his music studies. As...

Rakas lurjus (1955)
It is a time of extreme housing shortage in Helsinki. People with room in their flats are required either to find subtenants or to lodge anyone sent...

Minkkiturkki (1961)
A story of a mink coat passing from one owner to another binding their fates.

Olin nahjuksen vaimo (1961)
While living separated, Mr. Kaski finds out that her wife has written a book about their marriage. And the book is not very flattering in tone...

Älä nuolase… (1962)
Poor service station workers Jaakko and Timo think they have won the lottery jackpot. The men are already making big plans when it turns out that the...

Viimeinen vieras (1941)
Inspector Puosu investigates the murder of smuggler Nelly with journalist Harn. Doubts are directed at wholesaler Antti Rajapalo, whose innocence is...

Helunan häämatka (1955)
A story about the passengers of the inland waterway Heinävesi. Salli, the daughter of the captain, dreams of an acting career and joins a...

Alaston malli karkuteillä (1953)
A comedy about a poor artist who is accidentally accused of the murder of his fiancee.

Pekka Puupää (1953)
Pete and Runt set up a kindergarten at their home, and unknowingly end up taking care of a kidnapped baby.

Jees ja just (1943)
Second Lieutenant Romppainen and Sergeant Ryhmä are tasked with blowing up the enemy's ammunition depot. They surrender themselves as prisoners...

Hormoonit valloillaan (1948)
Väinö Kehkonen, the head of a Helsinki-based construction company, takes his wife and the Ärmälä couple to Dr. Puosu for a...

Jees, olympialaiset, sanoi Ryhmy (1952)
During the Helsinki Olympics, Sotajermut Ryhmä and Romppainen are Olympic coaches. When Delila, coached by Romppainen, is robbed, a series of...

Varjostettua valoa (1962)
Surgeon Niilo Leino finds out that his former fellow student suffering from fears and insecurity is hired as his colleague. Leino tries to give him...

Ihmisiä elämän pohjalla (1967)
Finnish telefilm adaptation of Gorky’s famous play, The Lower Depths, by director Mikko Niskanen.

Pekka ja Pätkä pahassa pulassa (1955)
Justiina gives lessons to friends who are avoiding work and sends them to work. Pekka and Pätkä end up in a woodworking factory, where...

Laitakaupungin laulu (1948)
The new idealistic welfare officer Helmi tries to improve conditions in "Sin Alley," but difficulties arise, particularly with the leader of the...

Tyttö kuunsillalta (1953)
A widow and a husband tired of a loveless marriage rekindle the attraction they shared in their youth.

Kovaa peliä Pohjolassa (1959)
An ex-finnish army officer Kari Kivi returns to Finland after 12 years of absence. He is quickly hired by a businessman named Östermalm to be...

Tanssi yli hautojen (1950)
In the early 1800s, Finnish governor's daughter first detests but soon falls in love with Russian Czar Alexander I who has just taken Finland over...

Radio tulee hulluksi (1952)
Radio reporter Toivo Teräsvuori gets an idea for an experimental report using a hidden microphone, but he is reported as a madman talking to...

Herrojen Eeva (1954)
Life changes for Eeva, working in a hosiery factory as she was chosen as a model. Soon she gets involved in a police operation while working as a...

The White Reindeer (1952)
A newly-married woman becomes frustrated as her husband, a reindeer herder for an Arctic village, spends much of his time away. Desperate for...

Prinsessa Ruusunen (1949)
Princess Sleeping Beauty is cursed by Tuonettare and falls into a hundred-year sleep, from which she can only be awakened by a kiss from the prince.

Kukonlaulusta kukonlauluun (1955)
A farm boy leaves his sweetheart Eliina and moves to the city for a relationship with Laila, a summer guest at the farm.

Haaviston Leeni (1948)
Leeni, a country girl, leaves to seek her fortune in Helsinki, but encounters numerous difficulties.

Ruma Elsa (1949)
The boyish, temperamental chemistry student Elsa Kassel disapproves of her mother and sisters running after men, but when she hears that she's...

Herra sotaministeri (1957)
Kalle, a shy and absent-minded civil servant at the comparison agency, unwittingly becomes Minister of War. He receives help in his new role from...

Leena (1954)
Unemployed girl shoplifts in department store. Son of a wealthy family notice the shoplifting but won't turn her in. After awhile they are seen...

Inspector Palmu's Error (1960)
A closed room mystery begins when an infamous tycoon is found dead in his bath tub. The famous police lieutenant Palmu is summoned to investigate.

Ruusu ja kulkuri (1948)
The story of Finnish singer Abraham 'Aappo' Ojanperä, who was born in the late 1850s. On his journey from a crier boy from Liminga to an...

Sillankorvan emäntä (1953)
The proud widow of Sillankorva falls in love with her young neighbor, Jaakko Hallan, whom she offers to take in as her son. However, much to the...

Ryysyrannan Jooseppi (1955)
Jooseppi Kenkkunen becomes a moonshiner in order to provide for his wife Kaisa-Reetta and his large family during the Prohibition era in Finland.

Ryhmy ja Romppainen (1941)
Sergeant Kalle Ryhmy, Second Lieutenant Ville Romppainen, and Mörökölli the cat travel from the front lines to Helsinki for a...

Köyhä laulaja (1950)
Sisters Irma and Airi Ranna's café Iltatähti has run into financial trouble. Touring musicians Heikki and Jussi end up as tenants in the...

Mikä yö! (1945)
Colonel Barring has purchased the Maanala estate, where strange things are happening. She wants to cancel the sale and writes to Major Hector, who is...

Vastamyrkky (1945)
A successful doctor moves back to her home village and notices severe flaws in its health services.

Ketunhäntä kainalossa (1940)
In this comedy set in Helsinki in 1940, laid-off office girls Sirkku, Irkku, and Mirkku forget their everyday worries in the company of cheerful...