Don Ameche, Cesar Romero, and Sonja Henie in Happy Landing (1938)

Happy Landing

Movie1938• Approved• 1h 42m
ComedyMusicRomanceSport
⭐ 6.2 / 10(214)

Bandleader (Romero) and manager (Ameche) discover skater (Henie) in Norway. They become rivals after she returns with them to America.

Rated
Approved
Runtime
1h 42m
Released
1938
Country
United States

Details

Release year: 1938

Storyline

Bandleader (Romero) and manager (Ameche) discover skater (Henie) in Norway. They become rivals after she returns with them to America.

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Did you know

• Fox used the same set for its Norwegian village that it had used for the film 'Heidi', the Shirley Temple hit set in the Swiss Alps, made the year before.

• John Williams' father, Johnny Williams, Sr., plays drums in this film.

User reviews

⭐ 7/10

Showcasing a national treasure

👍 6 · 9/28/2005
⭐ 7/10

Doesn't land entirely happily, but doesn't land with a thud either

👍 3 · 12/13/2016
⭐ 7/10

Sonja is - guess where - on ice!

👍 2 · 12/2/2021

Technical specs

Sound mix
Mono
Aspect ratio
1.37 : 1
Color
Black and White
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