Maria, who lives in Hermann, Helsinki, takes in a baby abandoned on the steps of a bar. Mean neighbors call the foundling, named Stiina, a municipal orphan, which makes the girl ashamed of her background. Malicious gossip, constant poverty, and misfortune strengthen her spirit. Stiina grows up to be a brave and fair woman.
Directed by Jorma Nortimo
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Cast
Anni Aitto
Maria Berg
Irma Seikkula
Stiina Berg
Suvi Soila
Stiina as a child
Tauno Majuri
Martti Berg
Rauli Tuomi
Vesa Kamppi
Orvo Kalevi
Vesa as a child
Litja Ilmari
Vesa's mother
Eino Jurkka
Vesa's father
Uuno Laakso
Filippus Flinkman
Varma Lahtinen
Iita
Paavo Jännes
Pharmacist
Emma Väänänen
Kaarina
Eine Laine
Shop owner
Rosi Rinne
Emilia Hölttä
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