Walter, the son of a shipowner, tries to seduce Rika, engaged to the rough fisherman Wan. When Wan sees Walter kiss her, he leaves in anger, only to be caught in a storm at sea. Believed dead, Rika refuses Walter’s proposal. Wan is rescued by Icelandic fishermen and returns months later to marry Rika. Later, the shipowner schemes to commit insurance fraud, but Wan is killed trying to stop a fire. Grief drives Rika mad, until a new storm strands Walter on the shore. Rika revives him with a kiss, healing herself, and a new romance begins between them.
DirectorsGermain Baert, Jos Buyse
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Walter, the son of a shipowner, scoffs at a motorboat race and lets the boat of his father be helmed by Wan, a rough fisherman. Wan wins the race with it. Walter wants to seduce Rika, Wan’s fiancée, and when Wan catches them kissing, he sails out into the stormy sea in a small boat. Shortly after his rescue, he is murdered. Rika is maddened with grief but ultimately gives in to Walter’s love, after he narrowly escapes death by drowning.
