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Iceland is a american film of genre Musical directed by H. Bruce Humberstone released in USA on 21 september 1942 with John Payne

Iceland (1942)

Iceland
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Released in USA 21 september 1942
Length 1h19
OriginUSA
Genres Musical,    Romance
Rating57% 2.859642.859642.859642.859642.85964

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.

Actors

John Payne

(Capt. James Murfin)
Jack Oakie

(Slip Riggs)
Felix Bressart

(Papa Jonsdottir)
Sterling Holloway

(Sverdrup Svenssen)
Osa Massen

(Helga Jonsdottir)
Trailer of Iceland

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