The Great John Ericsson

Name: The Great John Ericsson
Director: Gustaf Edgren
Genre: Drama, History, War
Released: 1937-12-13
Duration: 1 h 33 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Victor Sjöström, Märta Ekström, Anders Henrikson, Sigurd Wallén, Hilda Borgström

1937

1h 33m

Drama History War

Director: Gustaf Edgren

Writers: Oscar Rydqvist, Gustaf Edgren

Overview

In 1803 the Swedish inventor John Ericsson is born. After a military career he went to England and became one of the first builders of locomotives. Despite large debts, he invents the propeller. In 1839 he crosses the Atlantic and builds ships for the US Navy. When the US civil war breaks out, the Federation needs a ship to match the Confederate 'Merrimac' and preventing the Confederation from exporting cotton to Europe. Ericsson builds the 'Monitor', a ship the Federation needs to win the war.