I'll Take Sweden

Bob Holcomb will do anything to stop his daughter JoJo from tying the knot with her lazy boyfriend, even move her all the way to Sweden! But once they're "safely" out of the country, JoJo falls for a sly Swedish playboy.

Cast

Bob Hope

as Bob Holcomb

Tuesday Weld

as JoJo Holcomb

Frankie Avalon

as Kenny Klinger

Dina Merrill

as Karin Granstedt

Jeremy Slate

as Erik Carlson

Rosemarie Frankland

as Marti

Walter Sande

as Bjork

John Qualen

as Olaf

Peter Bourne

as Ingemar

Fay DeWitt

as Hilda

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