The VikingMovie
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.
About The Viking
The Viking is a 1931 action, drama, romance movie directed by George Melford, Varick Frissell.
The production information lists a runtime of 1h 10m, production credits from Canada, United States of America, an original language code of EN.
The credited cast includes Charles Starrett, Louise Huntington, Arthur Vinton, Bob Bartlett. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
