Baron Conrad Crusenhielm is hit in the head during a drunken brawl. Suffering from amnesia, he is mistaken for the lost sailor Karlsson and taken to the navy vessel Fylgia.
Acting
Åke Söderblom's physical comedy as clueless aristocrat-turned-sailor.
Production
Authentic naval vessel Fylgia — rare 1940s Swedish military access.
Director
Gustaf Edgren
Åke Söderblom
Cronrad Crusenhielm
Marianne Löfgren
Cecilia Söderquist
Bojan Westin
Margaretha Söderquist
Arthur Fischer
Emil Blomgren
Allan Bohlin
Second-in-command
Fritiof Billquist
Göran Göransson
Egon Larsson
Sjöberg
Edvin Adolphson
Mateo Carotti
Naima Wifstrand
Mamma Carotti
Carl Hagman
Fagotti
Carl-Olof Alm
Navy officer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Post-war Swedish cinema loved humbling the aristocracy; this is basically class warfare with pratfalls.
The Fylgia was a real Swedish Navy training cruiser — sailors in the film are actual crew members.
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