''Eva Goes Aboard'' (Swedish: ''Eva går ombord'') is a 1934 Swedish

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directed by

Lorens Marmstedt Lorens Marmstedt, né Sigfrid Lorens Eriksson (29 October 1908 – 4 April 1966) was a Swedish film producer. He produced more than 50 films between 1932 and 1965. Selected filmography * '' The Love Express'' (1932) * '' A Stolen Waltz'' (1 ...

and starring

Einar Axelsson Einar Axelsson (February 25, 1895–October 30, 1971) was a Swedish stage and film actor. Biography Einar Rickard Axelsson was born at Lund in Skåne, Sweden. He was the son of actors Konstantin and Amelie Axelsson. He was the brother of journali ...

, Astrid Marmstedt and

Emy Hagman Emy Hagman (9 June 1906 – 30 January 1976) was Swedish film actress and stage actress. Larsson & Marklund p.198 She appeared mainly in comedies, often with rural settings although she was herself a native of the city of Gothenburg. She was marr ...

.Qvist & Von Bagh p.110 It was shot in

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and

Gothenburg Gothenburg (; abbreviated Gbg; sv, Göteborg ) is the second-largest city in Sweden, fifth-largest in the Nordic countries, and capital of the Västra Götaland County. It is situated by the Kattegat, on the west coast of Sweden, and has ...

with footage use from a variety of locations the ship calls at including

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and

Kenya ) , national_anthem = "Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Nairobi , coordinates = , largest_city = Nairobi , ...

Synopsis

When Eva Lindström, an employee in a

fashion store A clothes shop or clothes store is any shop which sells items of ready-made clothing. A small shop which sells expensive or designer clothing may be called a boutique. A shop that sells clothes for a narrowlyrestricted market such as school ...

, discovers cruise tickets in the name of Bo Stensjö in the back of a

taxi A taxi, also known as a taxicab or simply a cab, is a type of vehicle for hire with a driver, used by a single passenger or small group of passengers, often for a non-shared ride. A taxicab conveys passengers between locations of their choic ...

. She whimsically boards the ship pretending to be his wife, and manages to pull off the deception with the help of her friend Ebba who works onboard. When the real Bo Stensjö comes aboard at

Naples Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...

he plays along with this, and quickly falls in love with her. However, she is now wanted in Sweden as she went missing wearing expensive clothes and jewels that belonged to the store.

Cast

as Bo Stensjö * Astrid Marmstedt as Eva Lindström *

as Ebba * Lili Ziedner as Mrs. Krook *

Åke Söderblom Åke Fridolf Söderblom (20 January 1910 – 22 May 1965) was a Swedish actor, screenwriter and songwriter (one of his songs is '' Kan du vissla Johanna?''). He appeared in 70 films between 1933 and 1965. Selected filmography * '' The Dang ...

as Steward *

Birgitta Hede Birgitta is the Swedish and Icelandic form of the Irish Gaelic female name ''Brighid''. Brighid or Brigid was the name of an ancient Celtic goddess, and its English form is Bridget. Birgitta and its alternate forms Birgit and Britta became common n ...

as Marianne *

Emma Meissner Emma Meissner, née ''Ekström'' (30 October 1866 in Karlstad – 20 November 1942 in Stockholm) was a Swedish people, Swedish soprano and actress. Biography Emma Olivia Ekström was born in Karlstad to Johan Fredrik Ekström and Anna Brita Pet ...

as Passenger *

Eric Abrahamsson Eric Abrahamsson (13 April 1890 – 3 November 1942) was a Swedish actor and comedian. He appeared in over fifty films between 1917 and 1942. He often worked with fellow comedian Ludde Gentzel. Selected filmography * '' A Man There Was'' (191 ...

as Boman *

Hjördis Petterson Hjördis Olga Maria Petterson (17 October 1908 – 27 May 1988) was a Swedish actress. She appeared in more than 140 films. She was born in Visby, Sweden and died in Stockholm. Selected filmography * ''Perhaps a Poet'' (1933) * ''Eva Goes ...

as Mrs. Johnson *

Olga Appellöf Olga may refer to: People and fictional characters * Olga (name), a given name, including a list of people and fictional characters named Olga or Olha * Michael Algar (born 1962), English singer also known as "Olga" Places Russia * Olga, Russia, ...

as Passenger *

Benkt-Åke Benktsson Benkt-Åke Benktsson (6 January 1907 – 8 January 1957) was a Swedish film actor. He was born in Halmstad, Sweden and died in Malmö Malmö (, ; da, Malmø ) is the largest city in the Swedish county (län) of Scania (Skåne). It is ...

as Lundberg *

Bror Berger Bror is a Scandinavian masculine given name which simply means 'brother'. The name has been found as early as in runestones in the form Brodhir. The name form Bror is known since the year 1536. It is also used heavily in a colloquial sense in the c ...

as Mannen med kofferten *

Karin Granberg Karin may refer to: *Karin (given name), a feminine name Fiction * ''Karin'' (manga) or ''Chibi Vampire'', a Japanese media franchise *Karin Hanazono, title character of the manga and anime ''Kamichama Karin'' *Karin Kurosaki, a character in ''Bl ...

as Passenger *

Harry Hasso Harry Hasso (born Karl Hartnagel; 24 July 1904 – 11 July 1984) was a Swedish actor, cinematographer and film director. Hasso was born in Frankenthal, Germany. He worked in Sweden, Germany and Italy and for a short time in Finland as a came ...

as Slave trader in Mombasa *

Anna Olin Anna Olin (born Anna Margareta Kristina Steckmeister; 19 June 1881 – 27 May 1946) was a Swedish stage and film actress.Goble p.214 She was married to the Swedish actor and theatre director Vilhelm Olin. Selected filmography * '' Johan Ulfstj ...

as Fat lady on the train *

Ruth Weijden Ruth Weijden (born Ruth Augusta Gustafsson; 20 July 1889 – 27 June 1956) was a Swedish stage and film actress.Kwiatkowski p.45 Selected filmography * ''The Saga of Gosta Berling'' (1924) * '' Sin'' (1928) * '' Artificial Svensson'' (1929) * ' ...

as Clerk * Alf Östlund as Passenger

References

Bibliography

* Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. ''Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland''. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.

External links

* 1934 films Swedish comedy films 1934 comedy films 1930s Swedish-language films Films directed by Lorens Marmstedt Swedish black-and-white films Seafaring films Films set in Monaco Films set in Gothenburg Films set in Stockholm Films set in Naples 1930s Swedish films {{1930s-Sweden-film-stub