---
title: 'The Viking (1931)'
type: 'film'
director: 'George Melford'
released: '1931-01-01'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Adventure'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-viking-1931'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0022537/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Viking (1931)

1931 · Drama, Adventure · United States


## Synopsis

The Viking, also known as White Thunder and Vikings of the Ice Field, is a 1931 Newfoundland/American adventure film about sealing directed by George Melford. The Viking was the first film to record sound and dialogue on location, with the use of magnetic wire recording. It is best known for the explosion aboard the ship SS Viking during filming, in which many members of the crew, including producer Varick Frissell, were killed. It remains the incident with the largest loss of life in film history.

## Credits

- **Director:** [George Melford](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-melford), [Varick Frissell](https://cinepixo.com/people/varick-frissell)
- **Producer:** [Varick Frissell](https://cinepixo.com/people/varick-frissell)
- **Screenplay:** [Garnett Weston](https://cinepixo.com/people/garnett-weston)

## Cast

- [Louise Huntington](https://cinepixo.com/people/louise-huntington)
- [Robert Abram Bartlett](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-abram-bartlett)
- [Wilfred Thomason Grenfell](https://cinepixo.com/people/wilfred-thomason-grenfell)
- [Charles Starrett](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-starrett)
- [Arthur Vinton](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-vinton)

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