The Betrothal of Student Pöllövaara

The silent comedy The Engagement of a Student in the Oak Tree (1920) is the first film by producer-director-screenwriter Erkki Karu. It has survived in parts, but there is no more detailed information about its plot. The film was filmed in Tampere and Teisko in the summer of 1919, as was its parallel work Sotagulashi Kaiun järitty kesäloma (1920).

Cast

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Väinö Lehmus

Student Pöllövaara

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Elli Karu

The Betrothed Bride

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Martti Tuukka

Engagement Judge

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Elsa Aarni

The Judge's Wife

Erkki Karu

Butler