A dad plays matchmaker so hard he accidentally marries off his secret daughter to his own son. Oops!
Wholesaler Ferdinand wants his son to marry his firm partner's daughter, but the problem is they don't want to get married. The son turns to a friend for advice. It turns out that Ferdinand had a daughter from a previous marriage he didn't know nothing about, which leads to further confusion
Acting
Thor Modéen's pompous patriarch energy is *chef's kiss*
Writing
Twist pile-up that would make Shakespeare dizzy
Director
Nils Jerring
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was peak Swedish farce cinema, when Hollywood screwball comedy got a very polite Nordic makeover.
Director Nils Jerring was better known as a journalist who accidentally made comedies; this was his only feature film.
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