Sun Valley Serenade
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| Sun Valley Serenade | |
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 Sun Valley Serenade movie poster |
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| Directed by | H. Bruce Humberstone |
| Produced by | Milton Sperling |
| Written by | Robert Ellis (screenplay) Helen Logan (screenplay) Art Arthur (story) Robert Harari (story) |
| Starring | Sonja Henie, John Payne Milton Berle Glenn Miller Lynn Bari |
| Distributed by | Twentieth Century Fox |
| Release date(s) | August 21, 1941 |
| Running time | 86 min |
| Language | English |
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Sun Valley Serenade is a 1941 film starring Sonja Henie, John Payne, and Milton Berle. It features The Glenn Miller Orchestra as well as dancing by The Nicholas Brothers and Dorothy Dandridge.
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[edit] Synopsis
Ted Scott (Payne) is a band pianist whose publicity manager decides that, for good press, the band should adopt a foreign refugee. The band travels to Sun Valley, Idaho to meet the girl and soon discovers that the refugee isn't a 10-year-old child, but a young woman, Karen Benson (Henie). Ted soon becomes smitten by Karen, much to the chagrin of his girlfriend, Vivian Dawn (Bari), a soloist with the band. Vivian promptly quits the band out of jealousy, and Karen stages an elaborate ice show as a substitute.
Of particular note is the "Chattanooga Choo Choo" song and dance scene by Dorothy Dandridge and The Nicholas Brothers. This scene begins in the practice studio with the Glenn Miller Orchestra practicing "Chattanooga Choo Choo." The scene includes two choruses of the song sung by Tex Beneke in a musical exchange with the The Modernaires. In a scene transition that incorporates no introduction or integration with the practice studio or other actors, Dandridge and The Nicholas Brothers begin singing and dancing in a railway station set.
Sun Valley Serenade is the first of the only two movies featuring The Glenn Miller Orchestra (the other is 1942's Orchestra Wives). Besides "Chattanooga Choo Choo," other Glenn Miller tunes in the film are "It Happened in Sun Valley," "I Know Why," and "In the Mood".
[edit] Cast listing
| Actor/Actress | Role |
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| Sonja Henie | Karen Benson |
| John Payne | Ted Scott |
| Glenn Miller | Phil Corey |
| Milton Berle | Jerome K. 'Nifty' Allen |
| Lynn Bari | Vivian Dawn |
| Joan Davis | Miss Carstairs |
| Dorothy Dandridge | Specialty Act |
| The Nicholas Brothers | Themselves |
| Glenn Miller Orchestra | Phil Corey Orchestra |
| The Modernaires | Themselves |
[edit] Screenings
The film is shown every weekend at the Sun Valley Opera House in Sun Valley Idaho where the movie was filmed, and on a dedicated TV channel in the Sun Valley Lodge 24 hours a day.[1]
[edit] Award nominations
- Nominated: Best Cinematography, Black-and-White, Edward Cronjager (1942)
- Nominated: Best Music, Original Song for "Chattanooga Choo Choo" Harry Warren (music), Mack Gordon (lyrics) (1942)
- Nominated: Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture, Emil Newman (1942)
