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.
Jack Warner
Inspector Peterson
Nadia Gray
Kara Niemann
John McCallum
Dr. Nils Ahlen
Anthony Dawson
Sven Nystrom
Mary Laura Wood
Helga Ahlen
Naima Wifstrand
Baroness Erland
Norman MacOwan
McTavis, ferry pilot
Christopher Lee
Det. Holt
Alfred Maurstad
Trerik
Martin Boddey
Chief of the Lost Valley
Ewen Solon
Det. Anderson
Gösta Cederlund
Prof. Lind
Sten Lindgren
Director-General of the Reasearch Institution
Peter Blitz
Anders
Director, Writer
Terence Young
Original Story
Nat A. Bronstein
Original Story
Paul Tabori
March 22, 2025
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The gist of this story is settled pretty quickly as a secret sonic device is pinched by “Sven” (Anthony Dawson) and “Helga” (Mary Laura Wood) the wife of it’s inventor from their Stockholm home. Off they set across country, making for Finland and then the USSR. Hot on their tails are intrepid detective “Peterson” (Jack Warner) and the scientist “Ahlen” (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 isn’t 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 doesn’t 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. It’s 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.
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$0.00
Revenue:
$0.00