Swinging Youth

Swinging Youth

74 mins | Comedy, Romance, Music | Feb. 17, 1961

Laila and Lasse are two teenagers dreaming about careers as singers. (In real life, the actors were already the hottest numbers of the Finnish pop scene). Lasse's brother Rami dreams about motorbike racing (the actor later died in a car crash) and dates a pretty blond Anjukka. Her father works in the hot new field of TV advertising, which might be a good route to stardom for Laila and Lasse. But then Anjukka sets her eyes on Lasse and Rami sets his on Laila, and many a popular hit melody is sung in between.

Swinging Youth

74 mins | Comedy, Romance, Music | Feb. 17, 1961

Swinging Youth
Laila and Lasse are two teenagers dreaming about careers as singers. (In real life, the actors were already the hottest numbers of the Finnish pop scene). Lasse's brother Rami dreams about motorbike racing (the actor later died in a car crash) and dates a pretty blond Anjukka. Her father works in the hot new field of TV advertising, which might be a good route to stardom for Laila and Lasse. But then Anjukka sets her eyes on Lasse and Rami sets his on Laila, and many a popular hit melody is sung in between.
Producers Suomi-Filmi
Original title Nuoruus vauhdissa
Directors Valentin Vaala
Writers Usko Kemppi

Cast

Lasse Liemola

as Lasse

Laila Kinnunen

as Laila

Anja Haahdenmaa

as Anjukka Reinonen

Rami Sarmasto

as Rami

Senni Nieminen

as Sandra Senninen

Hilkka Helinä

as Mrs. Hilkkala

Oiva Sala

as Director

Taito Mäkelä

as Arvidy

Reino Valkama

as Reinonen

Helvi Aunio

as Laila's mother