Iceland (1942)
September 21, 1942Release Date
Iceland (1942)
September 21, 1942Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
Sonja Henie
Katina Jonsdottir
John Payne
Capt. James Murfin
Jack Oakie
Slip Riggs
Felix Bressart
Papa Jonsdottir
Sterling Holloway
Sverdrup Svenssen
Osa Massen
Helga Jonsdottir
Joan Merrill
Adele Wynn
Fritz Feld
Herr Tegnar
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Release DateSeptember 21, 1942
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 19m
Content RatingNR
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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.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. Henie's on-ice partner during the filmed skating sequences was 1940/41 U.S. Champion Eugene Turner.