Whalers

Whalers (1939)

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.

Directors: Tancred Ibsen, Anders Henrikson.

Casts

	Allan Bohlin as Allan Blom
	Tutta Rolf as Sonja Jensen
	Oscar Egede-Nissen as Olav Lykke
	Hauk Aabel as Jensen Sr.
	Karl Holter as Captain of Kosmos II
	Artur Rolén as Nisse
	Erik 'Bullen' Berglund as Mr. Blom
	Arthur Barking as Store-Knut
	Georg Løkkeberg as Lieutenant
	Lilleba Bouchette as Solveig
	Torsten Hillberg as Captain
	Johan Hauge as Priest (as Karl Hauge)
	Carl-Gunnar Wingård as Cook
	Titus Vibe-Müller as Jensen Jr.
	Gunnar Höglund as Knut
	Arthur Fischer as Leif
	Magnus Kesster as Alfred
	Richard Lund as Guest at Jensen's party (uncredited)

Crew