The Viking
“Actually produced during the Great Newfoundland Seal Hunt and You see the REAL thing”
1931•NR•1h 10m•5.3•Released
ActionDramaRomanceAdventure
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.
Director
George Melford
Languages
English
Cast
Charles Starrett
Luke Oarum
Louise Huntington
Mary Joe
Arthur Vinton
Jed Nelson
Bob Bartlett
Captain Barker (as Captain Bob Bartlett)
Wilfred Grenfell
Prologue Speaker
Production
Producer
Varick Frissell
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