Directed by:
H. Bruce HumberstoneCinematography:
Arthur C. MillerCast:
Sonja Henie, John Payne, Jack Oakie, Felix Bressart, Sterling Holloway, Osa Massen, James Flavin, Walter Sande, Fritz Feld, William Haade, Jody Gilbert (more)Plots(1)
When the US marines land in Iceland during WW2, camp lothario John Payne wastes no time scoping out the local female population. He makes a casual pass at skating champ Sonja Henie, only to discover that she has taken his attentions as a marriage proposal! Unable to weasel out of his situation thanks to the rigidity of Icelandic customs, Payne conspires with his buddy Jack Oakie to discourage Henie from making any further wedding plans. By the film's 70-minute mark, of course, our hero is madly in love with our heroine and wants to skate down the aisle with her. Curiously, given the fact that there is plenty of natural ice in Iceland, most of Sonja Henie's musical numbers take place in a lavish Reykjavik nightclub. The tuneful Harry Warren-Mack Gordon musical score includes the popular "There Will Never Be Another You" (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Sonja Henie
Norway
Best movies:
Sun Valley Serenade (1941)
John Payne
USA
Best movies:
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
Columbo (1971) (series)
Sun Valley Serenade (1941)
Jack Oakie
USA
Best movies:
The Great Dictator (1940)
It Happened Tomorrow (1944)
The Call of the Wild (1935)
Felix Bressart
German Empire
Best movies:
Edison, the Man (1940)
The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
To Be or Not to Be (1942)
Sterling Holloway
USA
Best movies:
Bambi (1942)
Dumbo (1941)
The Jungle Book (1967)
Osa Massen
Denmark
Best movies:
You'll Never Get Rich (1941)
A Woman's Face (1941)
Rocketship X-M (1950)
James Flavin
USA
Best movies:
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
In Cold Blood (1967)
Mildred Pierce (1945)
Walter Sande
USA
Best movies:
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Citizen Kane (1941)
A Place in the Sun (1951)
Fritz Feld
German Empire
Best movies:
You Gotta Stay Happy (1948)
Barefoot in the Park (1967)
Hello, Dolly! (1969)
William Haade
USA
Best movies:
Action in the North Atlantic (1943)
Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
A Song Is Born (1948)
Jody Gilbert
USA
Best movies:
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
Ninotchka (1939)
Hellzapoppin' (1941)
James Bush
USA
Best movies:
Gone with the Wind (1939)
Out of the Past (1947)
Air Force (1943)
Ludwig Stössel
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Song of Love (1947)
Casablanca (1942)
Action in the North Atlantic (1943)
Adeline De Walt Reynolds
USA
Best movies:
The Ten Commandments (1956)
Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)
Going My Way (1944)
Ilka Grüning
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Casablanca (1942)
Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948)
Madame Curie (1943)
Carl Saxe
USA
Best movies:
The Stratton Story (1949)
What's Up, Doc? (1972)
The Ten Commandments (1956)