Port of Call

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Port of Call

1948

1h 33m

6.5(63 votes)

Romance

Drama

Overview

A suicidal factory girl, just out of reformatory school and anxious to escape her overbearing mother, falls in love with a sailor who can't forgive her past.

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33 members

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Nine-Christine Jönsson

Berit Holm

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Bengt Eklund

Gösta Andersson

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Mimi Nelson

Gertrud Ljungberg

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Berta Hall

Berit's Mother

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Birgitta Valberg

Agneta Vilander

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Sif Ruud

Mrs. Krona

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Britta Billsten

Prostitute

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Harry Ahlin

Skåningen

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Nils Hallberg

Gustav

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Sven-Eric Gamble

Eken

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Yngve Nordwall

Tuppen

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Nils Dahlgren

Police

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Hans Strååt

Vilander

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Erik Hell

Berit's Father

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Else-Merete Heiberg

Girl at the Youth Shelter (uncredited)

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Torsten Lilliecrona

Tuppen's Friend (uncredited)

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Hanny Schedin

Gunnar's Mother (uncredited)

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Bengt Blomgren

Gunnar (uncredited)

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Stig Olin

Thomas (uncredited)

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Stig Ossian Ericson

Man Reading the Court's Decision (voice) (uncredited)

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Hans Sundberg

Tuppen's Friend Outside Movie Theatre (uncredited)

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Erna Groth

Reform School Pupil (uncredited)

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Bill Houston

Joe (uncredited)

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Herman Greid

Captain of Dutch Ship (uncredited)

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Kate Elffors

Berit Holm as a Child (uncredited)

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Estrid Hesse

Salvation Army Soldier (uncredited)

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Brita Nordin

Salvation Army Soldier (uncredited)

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Vanja Rodefeldt

Girl Dancing with Gösta at Wauxhall (uncredited)

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Sture Ericson

Ljungberg - Gertrud's Father (uncredited)

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John W. Björling

Card Player (uncredited)

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Writing

Rune Andréasson

Man Dancing with Berit (uncredited)

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Inga-Lill Åhström

Police Woman (uncredited)

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Helge Karlsson

Johan - Gunnar's Father (uncredited)

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