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Adalbert "Mussu" Koikkalainen inherits 9,000 marks from his uncle. To buy a milk shop, Koikkalainen needs another thousand marks and work experience, so he applies for a job at the department store Sampo, where he is hired as a scapegoat to receive customer complaints. The saleswoman Irja Salo, who is under threat of dismissal, falls in love with the general manager Vaara, whom she thinks is a traveling salesman.
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Adalbert "Mussu" Koikkalainen inherits 9,000 marks from his uncle. To buy a milk shop, Koikkalainen needs another thousand marks and work experience, so he applies for a job at the department store Sampo, where he is hired as a scapegoat to receive customer complaints. The saleswoman Irja Salo, who is under threat of dismissal, falls in love with the general manager Vaara, whom she thinks is a traveling salesman.
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Genre:Comedy
Written By:Agapetus
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Runtime:94 minutes
Studio:Suomen Filmiteollisuus
Cast
Erkki Karu
Director
Ester Toivonen
Irja Salo
Kaarlo Kartio
Frans Esko Ylermi Adalbert Koikkalainen
Jaakko Korhonen
Vaara
Tyyne Jauri
Mrs. Aro
Aku Käyhkö
Aro
Tyyne Haarla
Mrs. Ilola
Kaija Suonio
Mrs. Koikkalainen
Heikki Välisalmi
Miettinen
Iivari Kainulainen
(uncredited)
Eija Hiltunen
(uncredited)
Olavi Suominen
(uncredited)
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