A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
April 7, 1935
Original Title:
Syntipukki
Alternate Titles:
Syndabocken
The Scapegoat
Genres:
Comedy
Production Companies:
Suomen Filmiteollisuus
Production Countries:
Finland
Ratings / Certifications:
FI: S
Runtime: 94
Adalbert "Mussu" Koikkalainen inherits 9,000 marks from his uncle. To buy a milk shop, Koikkalainen needs another thousand marks and work experience, so he applies for a job at the department store Sampo, where he is hired as a scapegoat to receive customer complaints. The saleswoman Irja Salo, who is under threat of dismissal, falls in love with the general manager Vaara, whom she thinks is a traveling salesman.
Assistant Camera:
Kalle Peronkoski
Choreographer:
Alexander Saxelin
Director:
Erkki Karu
Director of Photography:
Eino Kari
Editor:
Eino Kari
Gaffer:
Aarne Kajonterä
Hairstylist:
Hellä Laiho
Makeup Artist:
Olavi Suominen
Original Music Composer:
Georg Malmstén
Producer:
Erkki Karu
Production Design:
Karl Fager
W. Wahlroos
Screenplay:
Agapetus
Second Assistant Camera:
Olavi Suominen
Sound:
Yrjö Norta
Sound Assistant:
Kurt Vilja
Still Photographer:
Kalle Havas
A.J. Tenhovaara
Theatre Play:
Agapetus
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