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Tutta Rolf

Tutta Rolf

Acting

Biography

Tutta Rolf, born Solveig Jenny Berntzen, was a Norwegian-Swedish stage and screen actress and singer. She made her stage debut in Kristiania/Oslo in 1923 and five years later in Sweden, promoted by Swedish writer/entertainer/performer Ernst Rolf. In the 30's she became a film star in elegant comedies and was contracted for Fox Film in 1935. Tutta Rolf was married three times, firstly to Swedish Ernst Rolf (1930–1932) and then to American director Jack Donohue (1936–1950) and finally to Swedish director/actor Hasse Ekman (1953–1972).

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The Whalers (original title: Valfangare) is a filmed record of the final whaling expedition in the Arctic before the outbreak of WW2. Only partly a documentary, the film is able to accommodate a dramatic throughline, concerning the redemption of wastrelly millionaire's son Allan Blom (Allan Bohlin). Pressed into service on the expedition, Allan shows he's a true son of Scandanavia through his courageous actions on the high seas, and even wins the hand of heroine Sonja (Tutta Rolf) in the bargain. While the whaling scenes are both exciting and exhillarating, the sequence in which a whale carcass is stripped and gutted may not appeal to everyone in the audience. Originally filmed in 1939 in Swedish and Norwegian, The Whalers was helpfully fitted out with English subtitles for its 1942 American run.

Whalers

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