I’ll Take Sweden (1965)

I’ll Take Sweden is a pleasant surprise; what initially seems like a typical teen exploitation movie starring Frankie Avalon and Tuesday Weld, with Hope along as Weld’s befuddled father, turns into a sly cross-culture satire when Hope takes his daughter to Sweden so she won’t marry Avalon–only to discover the European morals may pose a greater threat to her virtue than bohemian hijinx. The result is like a pop version of Henry James, peppered with zippy musical numbers.

1965, colour, 97 minutes