Daddy Wanted
Genres
Overview
Holger Hallman, CEO of a weapons factory try to prevent his son Tom from dating a manucurist, Lydia. By mistake he try to pay off the wrong manicurist, Mary, who by coincidence has a fiancé named Tom.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
77 min
Release Date
1947-06-01
Status
Released
Original Language
Swedish
Vote Count
3
Vote Average
4.3
Sickan Carlsson
Mary Broberg
Gunnar Björnstrand
Shoe-shiner Tom, 'Plutten'
Karl-Arne Holmsten
Tom Hallman
Erik 'Bullen' Berglund
Hjalmar Broberg
Marianne Löfgren
Matilda Hallman
Håkan Westergren
Holger Hallman
Thor Modéen
Staff Manager Captain Bäcklund
Vera Valdor
Lydia
Artur Rolén
Jönsson
Carin Swensson
Karin
Sten Lindgren
Consul
Birger Åsander
Policeman
Wiktor Andersson
Detective
Anders Nyström
Kurt Hallman
Arne Lindblad
Russian Arms Buyer
Charlie Almlöf
Russian Arms Buyer
Margit Andelius
Hallman's Secretary (uncredited)
Mona Geijer-Falkner
Customer (uncredited)
Hans Lindgren
Errand Boy (uncredited)
Alexander von Baumgarten
Russian Weapons Buyer (uncredited)
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