The plot is idiotic even by Henie’s low
standards – she likes Payne, pretends to her family they are getting married so
she doesn’t have to marry a local suitor and so her sister can get married, I
think. He’s got sort of an ex-girlfriend (the Lynn Bari part – and Lynn Bari is
badly missed), a wacky best friend, he likes Henie but doesn’t want to marry
her but then does… It was hard to follow at times because it was so think.
Jack Oakie cracks wise, Icelanders with a
sense of humour will get a kick out of the toy town depiction of their country,
there are several quite flashy numbers albeit not of the standard of Sun Valley
Serenade. There’s an appearance from a band but they are not incorporated into
the plot like they were in that film. Unfortunately so because it means this is
more reliant on the charms of Henie who looks more than ever like a smug Nazi
determined to grab Payne no matter what. It’s a matter of personal taste of
course.
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