Whalers (film)

Whalers (Swedish: Valfångare) is a 1939 Swedish drama film directed by Anders Henrikson and Tancred Ibsen and starring Allan Bohlin, Tutta Rolf, and Hauk Aabel. It was Rolf's final film.[1]

Whalers
Still from the film
Directed by	Anders Henrikson Tancred Ibsen
Produced by	Stellan Claësson
Written by	Weyler Hildebrand Torsten Lundqvist
Starring	Allan Bohlin Tutta Rolf Oscar Egede-Nissen
Music by	Jules Sylvain Gunnar Johansson
Cinematography	Martin Bodin Gunnar Fischer Julius Jaenzon Per G. Jonson
Edited by	Oscar Rosander
Production company	AB Svensk Filmindustri
Distributed by	Svensk Filmindustri
Release date	23 August 1939
Running time	80 minutes
Country	Sweden
Language	Swedish

The film's sets were designed by the art director Arne Åkermark.

Synopsis

The Swedish captain, Allan Bohlin gives passage to Tutta Rolf, who is the daughter of the ship's owner, Hauk Aabel. At this point, the chief mate, Oscar Egede-Nissen, becomes jealous and puts the Swede onto the Norwegian whaling ship Kosmos II, which is heading for the Southern Ocean, with Karl Holter as captain. On board, the two fight.[2]

Cast

• 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
• Carl-Gunnar Wingård as Cook
• Titus Vibe-Müller as Jensen Jr.
• Gunnar Höglund as Knut
• Arthur Fischer as Leif
• Magnus Kesster as Alfred

References

1. Wollstein p. 343
2. Film details from sfi.se

Bibliography

• Hans J. Wollstein. Strangers in Hollywood: the History of Scandinavian Actors in American Films from 1910 to World War II. Scarecrow Press, 1994.

External links

• Whalers at IMDb