The Viking

The Viking (1931)

Actually produced during the Great Newfoundland Seal Hunt and You see the REAL thing

  • Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, Adventure
  • Release Date: 1931-03-05
  • User Rating: 5.2/10 from 5 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 10min
  • Language: English
  • Production Country: Canada, United States of America
  • Directors: Varick Frissell, George Melford.
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Summary

Originally called White Thunder, American producer Varick Frissell's 1931 film was inspired by his love for the Canadian Arctic Circle. Set in a beautifully black-and-white filmed Newfoundland, it is the story of a rivalry between two seal hunters that plays out on the ice floes during a hunt. Unsatisfied with the first cut, Frissell arranged for the crew to accompany an actual Newfoundland seal hunt on The SS Viking, on which an explosion of dynamite (carried regularly at the time on Arctic ships to combat ice jams) killed many members of the crew, including Frissell. The film was renamed in honor of the dead.

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  • Charles Starrett

    as Luke Oarum
  • Louise Huntington

    as Mary Joe
  • Arthur Vinton

    as Jed Nelson
  • Bob Bartlett

    as Captain Barker (as Captain Bob Bartlett)
  • Wilfred Grenfell

    as Prologue Speaker
Directing Varick Frissell Director
Directing George Melford Director
Writing Garnett Weston Story
Writing Garnett Weston Scenario Writer
Production Varick Frissell Producer
Production Roy P. Gates Co-Producer
Production Roy W. Gates Associate Producer
Crew Alfred Gandolfi Cinematography
Crew Maurice Kellerman Cinematography
Crew Alexander G. Penrod Cinematography

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