Ship Ahoy! (film)
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''Ship Ahoy!'' (Swedish: ''Skepp ohoj!'') is a 1931 Swedish
comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...
co-written and directed by
Gustaf Edgren Gustaf Edgren (1 April 1895 – 10 June 1954) was a prominent Swedish film director, screenwriter, and film producer, producer who played a significant role in the development of Swedish cinema during the first half of the 20th century. His exten ...
and starring Fridolf Rhudin, Weyler Hildebrand and
Brita Appelgren Brita Appelgren (21 December 1912 – 29 October 1999) was a Swedish film actress.Gustafsson p.103 Selected filmography * ''She Is the Only One'' (1926) * ''His English Wife'' (1927) * ''The Blue Mouse'' (1928) * ''Artificial Svensson'' (1929) * ...
.Qvist & Von Bagh p.55 It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in
Stockholm Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately ...
and on location in
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. The film's sets were designed by the
art director Art director is a title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, live-action and animated film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supe ...
Arne Åkermark.


Plot


Cast

* Fridolf Rhudin as Fridolf Svensson * Weyler Hildebrand as Julius Göransson *
Brita Appelgren Brita Appelgren (21 December 1912 – 29 October 1999) was a Swedish film actress.Gustafsson p.103 Selected filmography * ''She Is the Only One'' (1926) * ''His English Wife'' (1927) * ''The Blue Mouse'' (1928) * ''Artificial Svensson'' (1929) * ...
as Mary *
Edvin Adolphson Gustav Edvin Adolphson (25 February 1893 – 31 October 1979) was a Sweden, Swedish film actor and director who appeared in over 500 roles. He made his debut in 1912. He appeared with Ingrid Bergman in ''Only One Night (1939 film), Only One ...
as Alvarado de Gotho * Georg Blomstedt as Lövgren, Karlshamn's chief of police *
Erik Bergman Erik Valdemar Bergman (24 November 1911 – 24 April 2006) was a composer of european classical music, classical music from Finland. Bergman's style ranged widely, from Romanticism in his early works (many of which he later prohibited from bein ...
as Captain on 'Ingeborg' * Wilhelm Högstedt as Captain on 'Fritiof' * Yngve Nyqvist as Detective * Nils Ekstam as Detective * Carl Andersson as Man * Helge Andersson as Man * Anna-Lisa Berg as Girl selling chocolate *
Gunnar Björnstrand Knut Gunnar Johanson (13 November 1909 – 24 May 1986) was a Swedish actor known for his frequent work with writer and director Ingmar Bergman. Biography Björnstrand was born Knut Gunnar Johanson in Stockholm as son of actor Oscar Johanson an ...
as Young man * Rulle Bohman as Rulle, sailor * Berns De Reaux as Black man * Bertil Ehrenmark as Sailor on 'Ingeborg' * Göran Eklund as Sailor on 'Ingeborg' *
Einar Fagstad Einar Fagstad (30 October 1899 – 19 February 1961) was a Norwegian–Swedish accordionist, singer, actor and composer. Fagstad was born in Lillehammer and began playing the accordion at the age of four. He trained as a painter and studied at ...
as Rikard, sailor * Emil Fjellström as Guest at Restaurant * Ludde Gentzel as Sailor on 'Ingeborg' * Eric Gustafson as Tied and burgled man * Paul Hagman as Man * Frithiof Hedvall as Constable Bäsk *
Olle Hilding Olle Hilding (born Hilding Olof Johansson; 19 July 1898 – 9 November 1983) was a Swedish stage and film actor. He appeared in motion pictures between 1923-1982. Biography Hilding Olof Johansson was born and died in the Katarina Parish of ...
as Waitor * Maja Jerlström as Girl * Ludde Juberg as Jimmy, black man * Bo Korfitzen as Bartender * Olof Krook as Man in the bar * Herman Lantz as Guest on Restaurant Grand Fall * Helge Mauritz as Steward on 'Fritiof' * John Melin as Bartender *
Thor Modéen Thor Modéen (22 January 1898 – 28 May 1950) was a cinema of Sweden, Swedish actor and comedian who was active in both movies and on stage. Thor Modéen Teatern, a 3D cinema and theater in Kungsör, was named in his honor. Biography Thor Od ...
as Editor * Doris Nelson as Rosita * Nils Nordståhl as Young man * Rutger Nygren as Young man * Dagny Ohlson as Girl * Werner Ohlson as Police trainee * Olav Riégo as Ljungborg, editor * Oscar Rosander as Man * Aina Rosén as Betty * Svea Svensson as Girl * John Wahlbom as Man in the bar * Edith Wallén as Mary's mother * Birgit Widerbäck as Girl * Lisa Wirström as Woman


References


Bibliography

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


External links

*
''Ship Ahoy!'' at AllMovie
1931 films Swedish comedy films 1931 comedy films 1930s Swedish-language films Swedish black-and-white films Films directed by Gustaf Edgren 1930s Swedish films {{1930s-Sweden-film-stub