Iceland (film)
| Iceland | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | H. Bruce Humberstone |
| Produced by | William LeBaron |
| Written by |
Robert Ellis Helen Logan |
| Starring |
Sonja Henie John Payne Jack Oakie Felix Bressart Eugene Turner |
| Cinematography | Arthur Charles Miller |
| Distributed by | Twentieth Century-Fox |
Release dates |
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Running time | 79 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1.7 million (US rentals)[1] |
Iceland (1942) is a 20th Century Fox musical film directed by H. Bruce Humberstone set in Iceland, starring skater Sonja Henie and John Payne as a U.S. Marine posted in Iceland during World War II. The film was titled Katina in Great Britain and Marriage on Ice in Australia.[2]
Fox reteamed their two leads and director from the previous year's musical Sun Valley Serenade and set the story in the then contemporary American Marine landing and occupation of Iceland in 1941. Payne had previously played a Marine in Fox's To the Shores of Tripoli also directed by Humberstone. Among the songs are "There Will Never Be Another You" and "You Can't Say No to a Soldier".
Some Icelanders protested against the film for its depiction of Marines winning away the local women.[3][4] Henie's on-ice partner during the filmed skating sequences was 1940/41 U.S. Champion Eugene Turner.
Notes
- ↑ "101 Pix Gross in Millions" Variety 6 Jan 1943 p 58
- ↑ p.91 Reid, John Howard These Films Won No Hollywood Awards 2005 Lulu
- ↑ http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9F05EFDA1339E33BBC4D52DFB6678389659EDE
- ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1129&dat=19421105&id=F-cMAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DWoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2607,6749380
External links
- Iceland at IMDB
- New York Times review http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9F05EFDA1339E33BBC4D52DFB6678389659EDE