Vi på Väddö (1958)
Law graduate Ylva Markner spends the summer on the island of Väddö, where she gets involved in a quarrel concerning a last will.
Top billed cast
Ann-Marie GyllenspetzYlva Markner
Bengt BrunskogFrans Sundberg
Karl-Arne HolmstenBengt Wolinder
Ittla FrodiOlivia Nilsson
John ElfströmEliard Johansson
Erik StrandmarkStröms-Janne- Nils HallbergConnie Nelson
Rut HolmAgda Mattsson
Keve HjelmDaniel Sundberg
Inga LandgréBerit Sundberg
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