The Viking

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Charles Starrett

Luke Oarum

Age : 82 | Popularity : 7%

Louise Huntington

Mary Joe

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Arthur Vinton

Jed Nelson

Age : 66 | Popularity : 3%

Bob Bartlett

Captain Barker (as Captain Bob Bartlett)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Wilfred Grenfell

Prologue Speaker

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Crew

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

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