Sun Valley Serenade

This movie was released at the tail-end of the Big-Band era when it was par for the course for 'name' bands to go 'on the road' playing to packed houses in venues all across the US. This meant that fans... Full review

A great film from long ago. I have long been a Glenn Miller fan and was pleased to find out the my 8 and 10 year old kids love this film and the music also. Sun Valley was around 3... Full review

"Sun Valley Serenade" is a quite a fun & pleasant movie starring one of the most famous big bands of all time: the Glenn Miller Orchestra! Glenn Miller may not have been a great actor, and jazz history informs us... Full review

Caught this one on AMC before it went commercial. What a warm, family film. While I have never seen another Sonje Henie movie, I found her to be irresistible. It was also great to see John Payne playing the light... Full review

John Payne, one of those often underated actors who turn up with regularity in the 1940s, makes a good partner for the sensuous Sonja Henie in this entertaining big band romp in the snow. I've lost count of the number... Full review

Anyone who has ever paid a visit to the mountain-cradled village of Sun Valley, Idaho knows that one of the luxuries of staying in its well know resort, of the same name, is that you can view this charming "boy-meets-girl,... Full review

What a simply fantastic movie. A chance to see Glenn Miller and his orchestra and Sonja Heine both in their prime. The music is all toe-stepping and the dance routines keep you enthralled. Plus you get to see Sonja who was... Full review

What's not to like about the movie? The great soundtrack, featuring then-new now-classic Glen Miller orchestra sounds? The bubbly Sonja Henie in a completely agreeable innocuous script? The same Miss Henie gamely trying to sing a few bars here and... Full review

Take a trip back to the early forties, and the big band era. There's Glenn Miller and his Orchestra on the bandstand, playing in its inimitable manner. John Payne's on as the leading man, Lynn Bari's adding spice to the... Full review

If you're looking for a good Sonja Henie movie, this is the one to see--and hear. It's got Glenn Miller in full swing with some of his big toe-tapping favorites--including 'Chattanooga Choo Choo' danced by Dorothy Dandridge and the Nicholas... Full review

This impromptu spectacular thrills the audience at the Sun Valley resort hotel where most of the action takes place. Henie plays a Norwegian refugee adopted by band pianist John Payne, who mistakenly thought that the full-grown Miss Henie was a 10-year-old little girl. ... Full Review