Daddy Wanted(1947)
Holger Hallman, CEO of a weapons factory try to prevent his son Tom from dating a manucurist, Lydia. By mistake he try to pay off the wrong manicurist, Mary, who by coincidence has a fiancé named Tom.
Movie: Daddy Wanted
Top 10 Billed Cast
Mary Broberg
Shoe-shiner Tom, 'Plutten'
Tom Hallman
Hjalmar Broberg
Matilda Hallman
Holger Hallman
Staff Manager Captain Bäcklund
Lydia
Jönsson
Karin
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Holger Hallman, CEO of a weapons factory try to prevent his son Tom from dating a manucurist, Lydia. By mistake he try to pay off the wrong manicurist, Mary, who by coincidence has a fiancé named Tom.
Release Date
1947-06-01
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5.5
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