Two sailors, one woman, and a secret engagement — Swedish melodrama hits different in wartime.
The trio Erik, Arne and Ingrid have been friends since childhood, the two boys always competing for the affection of Ingrid. At the naval academy Erik gets into a fistfight and is expelled, to instead become a captain of a trading ship. Before he leaves Ingrid and Erik are engaged in secret. Later, when Erik is believed to be lost at sea, Ingrid instead gets engaged with Arne.
Production
Authentic naval academy and merchant marine sequences.
Costume
Crisp uniforms and period maritime fashion.
Director
Börje Larsson
Nils Kihlberg
Erik Svensson
Karl-Arne Holmsten
Arne Ramberg
Anne-Margrethe Björlin
Ingrid Peijer
Emil Fjellström
August Sjöberg
Hugo Björne
Naval commander Peijer
Wiktor Andersson
Boman
Fritiof Billquist
Captain Wall
Gunnar Sjöberg
Kärre
Artur Rolén
Hake
Astrid Bodin
Selma Boman
Torsten Hillberg
Ahlqvist
Margit Andelius
Lady at the boarding house
Agda Helin
Landlady
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during WWII's darkest Swedish period, the film's naval patriotism served as quiet national morale boosting without direct war commentary.
Director Börje Larsson was primarily a cinematographer; this was one of his rare directing credits, explaining the visual care over pacing.
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