Screenplay:
F. Scott FitzgeraldCast:
Sonja Henie, Ray Milland, Robert Cummings, Maurice Moscovitch, Alan Dinehart, Fritz Feld, Victor Varconi, Paul Porcasi, Holmes Herbert, Frank Reicher (more)Plots(1)
20th Century Fox's Christmas gift to moviegoers in 1939, this fanciful comedy-drama features the studio's darling of the ice, Sonja Henie. She plays the daughter of a Nobel Peace Prize-winner feared murdered by the German Gestapo. A couple of rival American newspaper reporters, Ray Milland and Robert Cummings, discover that the legendary Professor Norden (Maurice Moscovich) is still very much alive and living under an assumed name in Switzerland. The heroes, however, completely forget their critical assignment after spotting the professor's lovely daughter, Louise (Henie), and their preoccupation with the girl nearly leads to disaster. Fox borrowed Ray Milland from Paramount for this Henie vehicle, which was partially filmed at Sun Valley, ID. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Sonja Henie
Norway
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Ray Milland
UK
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Robert Cummings
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Maurice Moscovitch
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Alan Dinehart
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Fritz Feld
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Victor Varconi
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Paul Porcasi
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Holmes Herbert
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Frank Reicher
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Martha Bamattre
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Rolfe Sedan
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Bert Stevens
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James Conaty
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Jean Del Val
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Albert Conti
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Wolfgang Zilzer
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William Edmunds
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Jody Gilbert
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Russ Powell
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