I'll Take Sweden

I'll Take Sweden (1965)

If Blondes have more fun...then Sweden's got to be the funniest place on earth!

Bob Holcomb will do anything to stop his daughter JoJo from tying the knot with her lazy boyfriend, even move her all the way to Sweden! But once they're "safely" out of the country, JoJo falls for a sly Swedish playboy.

Date of release
1965-06-18
TMDB
5.2 / 10 (16)
Runtime
1h 37m
Genres
Comedy, Music, Romance
Director
Frederick de Cordova

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: California

I'll Take Sweden is a 1965 American comedy film. It was directed by Frederick de Cordova, and stars Bob Hope, Frankie Avalon, and Tuesday Weld.

Production notes

The film was announced in April 1964 with Hope and Weld attached from the beginning.

In July Frederick de Cordova was announced as director.

The movie was advertised as being Hope's 50th but even he disputed that.

Filming started August 1964. The parts of the movie that were supposed to be in Sweden were shot at Big Bear Lake and Lake Arrowhead, California.

Director Frederick De Cordova saw Luci Baines Johnson, daughter of President Lyndon B. Johnson, dance the Watusi at a White House barbecue. He offered her a role in the film but she declined on the grounds she had to go to school. Billie Dove visited the set and Bob Hope offered her a role too but the former star declined.

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