Sun Valley Serenade
Starring: Sonja Henie, John Payne, Milton Berle
Director: H. Bruce Humberstone
Writer: Robert Ellis
Producer: Milton Sperling
Sun Valley Serenade is a 1941 American musical film directed by H. Bruce Humberstone and starring Sonja Henie, John Payne, Glenn Miller, Milton Berle, and Lynn Bari. It features music by the Glenn Miller Orchestra and dancing by the Nicholas Brothers.
Trivia
- Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White; Academy Award for Best Original Musical Score.
- Zanuck had come up with the idea for the film while on holiday there.
- Only a few actors travelled to Sun Valley for exterior location shots.
- The film became a Hollywood hit and served as a recruiting effort for the elite ski corps of the 10th Mountain Division stationed at Camp Hale in Colorado.
Filming Locations
- Sun Valley Serenade was filmed in March 1941, by Darryl Zanuck.
- Popular myth to the contrary, nearly all of the filming was done on the 20th-Century Fox sound stages in Hollywood.
Previous Showings
6 Runs • 4 Festivals
4,118 tickets sold
Original Billings: 1 run (September 14, 1941)
Original Run: September 14, 1941 (Sunday - Wednesday)
All runs on record (6):
- September 14, 1941 (Sunday - Wednesday)Sonja Henie, John Payne
- November 28 - 29, 1991 · 763 ticketsw/ Moon Over Miami
- November 5 - 6, 2005 · 1,121 ticketsFall2005w/ Stormy Weather
- December 18 - 20, 2010 · 666 ticketsFall 2010 Featuring film noir every Thursday and Fridayw/ Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
- August 24 - 27, 2019 · 856 ticketsSummer 2019w/ Orchestra Wives
- September 25 - 27, 2026 · 712 ticketsClassic Musicals from 20th Century-Foxw/ Orchestra Wives