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Valley of the Eagles

- Filmed in the icy wilderness of the perilous Arctic

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.

Release Date : 1951-09-26

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Independant Sovereign FilmsJ. Arthur Rank Organisation

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Jack Warner

Character Name : Inspector Peterson

Original Name : Jack Warner

Gender : Male

Nadia Gray

Character Name : Kara Niemann

Original Name : Nadia Gray

Gender : Female

John McCallum

Character Name : Dr. Nils Ahlen

Original Name : John McCallum

Gender : Male

Anthony Dawson

Character Name : Sven Nystrom

Original Name : Anthony Dawson

Gender : Male

Mary Laura Wood

Character Name : Helga Ahlen

Original Name : Mary Laura Wood

Gender : Female

Naima Wifstrand

Character Name : Baroness Erland

Original Name : Naima Wifstrand

Gender : Female

Norman MacOwan

Character Name : McTavis, ferry pilot

Original Name : Norman MacOwan

Gender : Male

Christopher Lee

Character Name : Det. Holt

Original Name : Christopher Lee

Gender : Male

Alfred Maurstad

Character Name : Trerik

Original Name : Alfred Maurstad

Gender : Male

Martin Boddey

Character Name : Chief of the Lost Valley

Original Name : Martin Boddey

Gender : Male

Ewen Solon

Character Name : Det. Anderson

Original Name : Ewen Solon

Gender : Male

Gösta Cederlund

Character Name : Prof. Lind

Original Name : Gösta Cederlund

Gender : Male

Sten Lindgren

Character Name : Director-General of the Reasearch Institution

Original Name : Sten Lindgren

Gender : Male

Peter Blitz

Character Name : Anders

Original Name : Peter Blitz

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2025-03-22

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.