Daddy Wanted

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Daddy Wanted

1947

1h 17m

5.5(4 votes)

Comedy

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.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

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

Creative team

Directed by: Arne Mattsson
Written by: Gardar Sahlberg
Produced by: Inge Ivarson

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