A Norwegian scientist builds a device that can convert sound waves into electrical energy. However, the machine is stolen by the scientist's wife and assistant, who head across the frozen tundra towards Russia. A police inspector and a local girl team up with the scientist to help recover the device.
Inspector Peterson
Kara Niemann
Dr. Nils Ahlen
Sven Nystrom
Helga Ahlen
Baroness Erland
McTavis, ferry pilot
Det. Holt
Trerik
Chief of the Lost Valley
Det. Anderson
Prof. Lind
Director-General of the Reasearch Institution
The gist of this story is settled pretty quickly as a secret sonic device is pinched by âSvenâ (Anthony Dawson) and âHelgaâ (Mary Laura Wood) the wife of itâs inventor from their Stockholm home. Off they set across country, making for Finland and then the USSR. Hot on their tails are intrepid detective âPetersonâ (Jack Warner) and the scientist âAhlenâ (John McCallum) who are both determined to stop them before they can sell the gadget to the Soviets. The espionage elements of this are all relatively plain sailing, but the photography of the Arctic wilderness as they give chase is what really makes this worth a gander. There are reindeer by the hundreds being herded by the locals; their lives free of technology and their innate friendliness meaning that these folks look after all comers. Just as that helps those pursuing, it helped those fleeing too. It all culminates in a pristine valley where the snow clings, precariously, to the sides of the mountains ensuring that the local population use only eagles to hunt - silence isnât so much golden as essential. Can the chasing pair catch up with their antagonists in time? Warner really only ever had one gear, and he doesnât challenge himself (or us) with his characterisation here. Dawson delivers competently as he usually does when he is the baddie, and the others contribute adequately, if maybe just a bit too verbosely, as the adventure slowly advances amidst the snow and ice to a denouement that is just a little different. Itâs nothing special, this film, but I thought the last ten minutes just about made it worth the watch - and, yes, there are a few eagles, too.
Inspector Peterson
Kara Niemann
Dr. Nils Ahlen
Sven Nystrom
Helga Ahlen
Baroness Erland
McTavis, ferry pilot
Det. Holt
Trerik
Chief of the Lost Valley
Det. Anderson
Prof. Lind
Director-General of the Reasearch Institution
The gist of this story is settled pretty quickly as a secret sonic device is pinched by âSvenâ (Anthony Dawson) and âHelgaâ (Mary Laura Wood) the wife of itâs inventor from their Stockholm home. Off they set across country, making for Finland and then the USSR. Hot on their tails are intrepid detective âPetersonâ (Jack Warner) and the scientist âAhlenâ (John McCallum) who are both determined to stop them before they can sell the gadget to the Soviets. The espionage elements of this are all relatively plain sailing, but the photography of the Arctic wilderness as they give chase is what really makes this worth a gander. There are reindeer by the hundreds being herded by the locals; their lives free of technology and their innate friendliness meaning that these folks look after all comers. Just as that helps those pursuing, it helped those fleeing too. It all culminates in a pristine valley where the snow clings, precariously, to the sides of the mountains ensuring that the local population use only eagles to hunt - silence isnât so much golden as essential. Can the chasing pair catch up with their antagonists in time? Warner really only ever had one gear, and he doesnât challenge himself (or us) with his characterisation here. Dawson delivers competently as he usually does when he is the baddie, and the others contribute adequately, if maybe just a bit too verbosely, as the adventure slowly advances amidst the snow and ice to a denouement that is just a little different. Itâs nothing special, this film, but I thought the last ten minutes just about made it worth the watch - and, yes, there are a few eagles, too.