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One in a Million
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786302989694
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, NTSC
ISBN: 6302989698
Label: 20th Century Fox
Languages: English (Original Language), Analog
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Release Date: January 01, 1998
Running Time: 94 minutes
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Theatrical Release Date: January 01, 1937
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Rating: - Sonja Henie's good film debut
I'm not really that big a fan of Sonja Henie's skating. Rather, it's her fresh-faced screen presence which I find so engaging. Sonja Henie was a Norwegian skating darling who won the figure skating gold medal in the 1928, 1932, and 1936 Olympics. In 1936, she successfully transitioned from skating into film acting with the delightful ONE IN A MILLION. Off the top of my head, the only other woman athlete who managed to finagle her sports stardom into a lucrative film career is gorgeous swimmer Esther ... Read More
Rating: - Ice Skating
It is a great old classic. Skating has changed over the years, but I enjoy watching the Sonja Henie Movies.
Rating: - SONJA HENIE'S DEBUT
The finale of this pleasant little diversion from 1936 is Sonja Henie's (pronounced Sunya Henny) triumphant professional debut at Madison Square Garden where, in real life, she made her professional debut in March of that year. The movie gives the cute-as-a-button Norwegian Henie a chance to skate and have a screen boyfriend in the person of Don Ameche (in real life, during this time, she was going with Tyrone Power). 20th Century Fox had to cover its rink with frozen milk because the refrigeration ... Read More
Rating:  - SONJA HENIE`S FILMDEBUT
One in a Million borrowed a lot from Sonja`s own life. For starters, Sonja`s father Wilhelm was Norway`s first World Champion ever - winning a bicycle race in the late 1890s. He didn`t have to give back his medal like Jean Hersholt`s character in the film though. The dilemma concerning professionalism in the film is also from Sonja`s life. Swedish ice-skater Vivi-Ann Hulten`s mother tried several times to diminish Sonja`s reputation and Papa Henie`s "unethical" methods. Anyway. ONE IN A MILLION is a showcase ... Read More
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