The Great John Ericsson (1937) | Full Cast

Gustaf Edgren

DIRECTOR

Victor Sjöström

John Ericsson

Märta Ekström

Amelia Ericsson

Anders Henrikson

Taylor

Sigurd Wallén

Karl 'Charlie' Petterson

Kotti Chave

James Kerrigan

Hilda Borgström

Ann Cassidy

Hasse Ekman

ACTOR

Carl Barcklind

Stephen Mallory

Marianne Aminoff

Mary

Ivar Kåge

Harry Delameter

Olof Winnerstrand

Smith

Richard Lund

Paulding

Erik Rosén

Davis

Helga Görlin

Jenny Lind

Edvin Adolphson

Sanders

Jussi Björling

Singervoice

Nils Jerring

Prologue narrator

Knut Frankman

Seaman

Gunnar Sjöberg

Seaman

Carl Ström

Chief Guard

Eric Abrahamsson

Clerk at the Navy Departmentuncredited

Greta Almroth

Amelia's friend in Englanduncredited

Carl August Andersson

First mate on 'Minnesota'uncredited

Bror Berger

Unemployeduncredited

Olle Björklund

Lieutenant on 'Merrimac'uncredited

Gösta Bodin

Phineas Taylor Barnum, Jenny Lind's agentuncredited

Carl Deurell

Foremanuncredited

Bengt Djurberg

Lieutenant on 'Monitor'uncredited

John Ericsson

Abraham Lincoln, president of the Federationuncredited

August Falck

Sailoruncredited

George Fant

Lieutenant on 'Monitor'uncredited

Georg Fernqvist

Officeruncredited

Emil Fjellström

Workeruncredited

Gösta Grip

Confederate Ministeruncredited

Wictor Hagman

Sailoruncredited

Hester Harvey

Black girluncredited

Folke Helleberg

Officeruncredited

John Hilke

Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederationuncredited

Torsten Hillberg

Judgeuncredited

Anders Holmgren

Train driveruncredited

Helge Karlsson

Soldier on 'Monitor'uncredited

Helge Kihlberg

Young man at the stationuncredited

Alf Kjellin

Young man on Delamater's officeuncredited

Axel Lagerberg

Member of the Marine Committeeuncredited

Herman Lantz

Young man waiting for the Cunard Ferryuncredited

Axel Lindberg

Lincoln's secretaryuncredited

Richard Lindström

Chairman of the Marine Committeeuncredited

Walter Lindström

Member of the Marine Committeeuncredited

Gösta Lycke

Commander on 'Minnesota'uncredited

Helge Mauritz

Singeruncredited

Nils Nordståhl

Commander on 'Cumberland'uncredited

Yngve Nyqvist

General Robert E. Leeuncredited

Gabriel Rosén

Confederate Chief of Guardsuncredited

Robert Ryberg

Draft officeruncredited

Ingeborg Strandin

Worried motheruncredited

Eric von Gegerfelt

Confederate ministeruncredited

James Westheimer

Sailoruncredited

John Westin

Member of Congressuncredited

Charles White

Jim, negrouncredited

Oscar Åberg

Manager of the Confederate Shipyarduncredited