Johan Tiger is an actor in Stockholm during World War II. A British agent in Sweden discovers that Johan is a dead ringer for General Lucky and manages to lure him over to London with a role as Othello as bait.

Edvin Adolphson
as Johan Tiger

Erik 'Bullen' Berglund
as Fredrik Andersson

Margareta Fahlén
as Lena

Sven Lindberg
as Kurt Müller

Marianne Löfgren
as Hanna Andersson-Tiger

Gunnar Björnstrand
as Hans Wolff

Arnold Sjöstrand
as Dickman

Fritiof Billquist
as Leonard Strömlund

Olof Winnerstrand
as svenske ministern i London

Tord Stål
as Engdahl