Thanks for Everything (1938)
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Laddi leikur Jóhannes, myndlistarkennara sem upplifir dag sem ætlar engan endi að taka. Ãessi ólukkudagur hefst á þvà að Jóhannes, af sannri riddaramennsku, stoppar fyrir ungri stúlku (Unnur Birna) à rigningu á Reykjanesbrautinni. à vegi Jóhannesar verða ýmsir skrautlegir karakterar, bandbrjálaður öfundsjúkur kærasti, metnaðarfullur skólastjóri, óalandi unglingur og kostulegt lögregluþjónatvÃeyki.
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