Preludes to Ecstasy
Sten Lehtoja, a married, middle-aged businessman, picks up a young hitchhiker, Elsie, while driving to his summer home. Elsie spends the night and becomes his mistress. Later during the summer, Elsie also begins an affair with Reino, the teenage son of a local storekeeper. Sten offers to divorce his wife, and Elsie, attracted by the prospect of a secure social position, agrees to marry him when the divorce becomes final. One night when the couple are in bed, Reino climbs a ladder and attempts to force his way into their room; he falls and breaks his neck, and to avoid scandal Sten hides the body. But the strain of guilt ruins the romance, and Elsie contacts the police, who arrest her lover.
Cast
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Liana Kaarina
Played Elsi Pettinen
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Esko Salminen
Played Reino Tuomainen
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Toivo Mäkelä
Played Sten Lehtoja
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Eero Roine
Played Tuomainen
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Rose-Marie Precht
Played Maija
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Åke Lindman
Played Hermansson
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Kaarlo Wilska
Played Kokkonen
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Severi Seppänen
Played (uncredited)
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Tauno Söder
Played (uncredited)
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Irja Rannikko
Played (uncredited)
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Laila Rihte
Played (uncredited)
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William Reunanen
Played (uncredited)
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Arvi Järvinen
Played (uncredited)
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Heimo Karppinen
Played (uncredited)
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Ellen Pyhälä
Played (uncredited)
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Timo Tennosmaa
Played (uncredited)
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Anita Saarikallio
Played (uncredited)
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Varma Lahtinen
Played (uncredited)
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Kaisu Puuska
Played (voice) (uncredited)
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