| I'll Take Sweden | |
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| Directed by | Frederick de Cordova |
| Produced by | Edward Small |
| Written by | Nat Perrin Bob Fisher Arthur Marx |
| Starring | Bob Hope Tuesday Weld Frankie Avalon |
| Music by | William "By" Dunham Jimmie Haskell |
| Cinematography | Daniel L. Fapp |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
| Release date(s) | June 18, 1965 (USA) |
| Running time | 97 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
I'll Take Sweden is a 1965 comedy film directed by Frederick de Cordova, and starring Bob Hope, Frankie Avalon, and Tuesday Weld.
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Single father Bob Holcomb (Hope), is unhappy with his daughter JoJo's (Weld) choice of a husband-to-be, so he takes her on a trip to Sweden to distract her about her fiancee. Sweden turns out to be far more liberal sexually than the United States, so he starts thinking that marriage might not be too bad an idea after all. Comedic antics ensue.
| Actor | Role |
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| Bob Hope | Bob Holcomb |
| Tuesday Weld | JoJo Holcomb |
| Frankie Avalon | Kenny Klinger |
| Dina Merrill | Karin Granstedt |
| Jeremy Slate | Erik Carlson |
| Rosemarie Frankland | Marti |
| John Qualen | Olaf |
The parts of the movie that were supposed to be in Sweden were shot at Big Bear Lake and Lake Arrowhead, California.[1][2]
Howard Thompson of The New York Times loathed the film:
| “ | The picture is an altogether asinine little romp... Nothing can save this tattered, old-fashioned dip.[3] | ” |
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