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Whalers

Valfångare

Release: 1939-11-09 ·Runtime: 80m
Drama

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.

Production Countries

Sweden

Production Companies

SF Studios

Cast

Allan Bohlin Allan Bohlin as Allan Blom Tutta Rolf Tutta Rolf as Sonja Jensen Artur Rolén Artur Rolén as Nisse Erik 'Bullen' Berglund Erik 'Bullen' Berglund as Mr. Blom Carl-Gunnar Wingård Carl-Gunnar Wingård as Cook Arthur Fischer Arthur Fischer as Leif Torsten Hillberg Torsten Hillberg as Captain Magnus Kesster Magnus Kesster as Alfred Richard Lund Richard Lund as Guest at Jensen's party (uncredited) Georg Løkkeberg Georg Løkkeberg as Lieutenant

Crew

Weyler Hildebrand Weyler Hildebrand Writer Oscar Rosander Oscar Rosander Editor Arne Åkermark Arne Åkermark Production Design Per-Olof Pettersson Per-Olof Pettersson Sound Gaston Cornelius Gaston Cornelius Sound Anders Henrikson Anders Henrikson Director Julius Jaenzon Julius Jaenzon Director of Photography Tancred Ibsen Tancred Ibsen Director Bengt Runsten Bengt Runsten Sound Gunnar Johansson Gunnar Johansson Original Music Composer Martin Bodin Martin Bodin Director of Photography Jules Sylvain Jules Sylvain Original Music Composer Gunnar Fischer Gunnar Fischer Director of Photography