Whalers
The Whalers (original title: Valfangare) is a filmed record of the final whaling expedition in the Arctic before the outbreak of WW2. Only partly a documentary, the film is able to accommodate a dramatic throughline, concerning the redemption of wastrelly millionaire's son Allan Blom (Allan Bohlin). Pressed into service on the expedition, Allan shows he's a true son of Scandanavia through his courageous actions on the high seas, and even wins the hand of heroine Sonja (Tutta Rolf) in the bargain. While the whaling scenes are both exciting and exhillarating, the sequence in which a whale carcass is stripped and gutted may not appeal to everyone in the audience. Originally filmed in 1939 in Swedish and Norwegian, The Whalers was helpfully fitted out with English subtitles for its 1942 American run.
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Top Cast
Allan Bohlin
Allan Blom
Tutta Rolf
Sonja Jensen
Oscar Egede-Nissen
Olav Lykke
Hauk Aabel
Jensen Sr.
Karl Holter
Captain of Kosmos II
Artur Rolén
Nisse
Erik 'Bullen' Berglund
Mr. Blom
Arthur Barking
Store-Knut
Georg Løkkeberg
Lieutenant
Lilleba Bouchette
Solveig
Torsten Hillberg
Captain
Johan Hauge
Priest (as Karl Hauge)
Carl-Gunnar Wingård
Cook
Titus Vibe-Müller
Jensen Jr.
Gunnar Höglund
Knut
Arthur Fischer
Leif
Magnus Kesster
Alfred
Richard Lund
Guest at Jensen's party (uncredited)
Crew
Cinematographers
Editors
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