John Ericsson, Victor of Hampton Roads

John Ericsson, Victor of Hampton Roads (Swedish: John Ericsson – segraren vid Hampton Roads) is a 1937 Swedish historical drama film directed by Gustaf Edgren and starring Victor Sjöström, Märta Ekström and Anders Henrikson. It is a biographical film of the nineteenth century Swedish engineer and inventor John Ericsson, known for his work in Britain and the United States. The title refers to the 1862 Battle of Hampton Roads in the American Civil War, which featured the warship USS Monitor designed by Ericsson.

It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockholm. The film's sets were designed by the art director Arne Åkermark. It was produced and distributed by Svensk Filmindustri.

Cast

 * Victor Sjöström as 	John Ericsson
 * Märta Ekström as 	Amelia Ericsson
 * Anders Henrikson as 	Taylor
 * Sigurd Wallén as 	Karl 'Charlie' Petterson
 * Kotti Chave as 	James Kerrigan
 * Hilda Borgström as Ann Cassidy
 * Carl Barcklind as 	Stephen Mallory
 * Marianne Aminoff as 	Mary
 * Ivar Kåge as Harry Delameter
 * Olof Winnerstrand as 	Smith
 * Richard Lund as 	Paulding
 * Erik Rosén as 	Davis
 * Helga Görlin as 	Jenny Lind
 * Edvin Adolphson as 	Sanders
 * Jussi Björling as 	Singer
 * Knut Frankman as Seaman
 * Gunnar Sjöberg as 	Seaman
 * Carl Ström as 	Chief Guard
 * Eric Abrahamsson as 	Clerk at the Navy Department
 * Greta Almroth as 	Amelia's friend in England
 * Carl August Andersson as 	First mate on 'Minnesota'
 * Bror Berger as 	Unemployed
 * Olle Björklund as 	Lieutenant on 'Merrimac'
 * Gösta Bodin as 	Phineas Taylor Barnum, Jenny Lind's agent
 * Carl Deurell as Foreman
 * Bengt Djurberg as 	Lieutenant on 'Monitor'
 * John Ericsson as Abraham Lincoln, president of the US
 * August Falck as 	Sailor
 * George Fant as 	Lieutenant on 'Monitor'
 * Georg Fernqvist as 	Officer
 * Emil Fjellström as 	Worker
 * Gösta Grip as 	Confederate Minister
 * Wictor Hagman as 	Sailor
 * Hester Harvey as 	Black girl
 * Folke Helleberg as 	Officer
 * John Hilke as Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederacy
 * Torsten Hillberg as 	Judge
 * Anders Holmgren as	Train driver
 * Helge Karlsson as Soldier on 'Monitor'
 * Helge Kihlberg as 	Young man at the station
 * Alf Kjellin as 	Young man on Delamater's office
 * Axel Lagerberg as 	Member of the Marine Committee
 * Herman Lantz as 	Young man waiting for the Cunard Ferry
 * Axel Lindberg as Lincoln's secretary
 * Richard Lindström as Chairman of the Marine Committee
 * Walter Lindström as 	Member of the Marine Committee
 * Gösta Lycke as 	Commander on 'Minnesota'
 * Helge Mauritz as 	Singer
 * Nils Nordståhl as Commander on 'Cumberland'
 * Yngve Nyqvist as 	General Robert E. Lee
 * Gabriel Rosén as 	Confederate Chief of Guards
 * Robert Ryberg as 	Draft officer
 * Ingeborg Strandin as Worried mother
 * Eric von Gegerfelt as 	Confederate minister
 * James Westheimer as 	Sailor
 * John Westin as 	Member of Congress
 * Charles White as Jim, negro
 * Oscar Åberg as Manager of the Confederate Shipyard