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Pekka Puupää

Pekka Puupää

Part of Pekka Puupää Collection

1953•1h 17m•5.1/10
Comedy

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5.1/10(10)

Pete and Runt set up a kindergarten at their home, and unknowingly end up taking care of a kidnapped baby.

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Production

Suomen Filmiteollisuus

Language

FI

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Esa Pakarinen

Esa Pakarinen

Pekka Puupää

Masa Niemi

Masa Niemi

Pätkä

Siiri Angerkoski

Siiri Angerkoski

Justiina Puupää

Tuija Halonen

Tuija Halonen

Ritva Ranta

Tapio Rautavaara

Tapio Rautavaara

Erkki Saarikivi

Åke Lindman

Åke Lindman

Petteri (uncredited)

Thure Bahne

Thure Bahne

E. Mattsson (uncredited)

Hannes Veivo

Nokki (uncredited)

Uljas Kandolin

Uljas Kandolin

Hermanni Ronski (uncredited)

Kauko Kokkonen

Konstaapeli (uncredited)

Arvi Järvinen

Mies kaupassa (uncredited)

Sirkka-Liisa Wilén

Sirkka-Liisa Wilén

Myyjätär (uncredited)

Aili Montonen

Myyjätär (uncredited)

Leena Grönroos

Myyjätär (uncredited)

Selma Ruusunen

Nainen kaupassa (uncredited)

Varma Lahtinen

Tuikea rouva (uncredited)

Irja Ranin

Kotihengetär (uncredited)

Maila Tuomi

Lastenhoitaja (uncredited)

Arvo Lehesmaa

Arvo Lehesmaa

Miljonääri (uncredited)

Kullervo Kalske

Kullervo Kalske

Etsiväkomisario (uncredited)

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