Lasse Pöysti's directorial debut film. And Helena Plays On (1951) is based on Aino Räsänen's second novel of the same name in the Helena series. When the Winter War breaks out, Arttu (Jussi Jurkka), the son of Helena (Irma Seikkula) and Jari Junkkeri (Erkki Viljos), go to the front. Arttu proposes to his girlfriend Elina (Leena Häkinen), but the world events come in between. When he is not heard of at the end of the war, the relatives begin to believe that Arttu is dead - everybody else but not Helena.
Helena Junkkeri
Elina Tupanen
Jari Junkkeri
Arttu Junkkeri
Mirjam Junkkeri
Kari Karstela
Kirsti Talasti
Martti Mäkelä
Päivi Junkkeri 12-vuotiaana
Hanna Tupanen
Liina
Johannes Tupanen
Kalle
Karstela
Korpela
Janatuinen
December 30, 1951
Helena Junkkeri
Elina Tupanen
Jari Junkkeri
Arttu Junkkeri
Mirjam Junkkeri
Kari Karstela
Kirsti Talasti
Martti Mäkelä
Päivi Junkkeri 12-vuotiaana
Hanna Tupanen
Liina
Johannes Tupanen
Kalle
Karstela
Korpela
Janatuinen