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[[File:SLNSW 13256 Movie display advertising the film with Sonja Henie in Wintertime at conference of theatre managers taken for Laurie.jpg|thumb|260px|Advertising display for ''Wintertime'' at an Australian conference of theatre managers in 1944]]
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'''''Wintertime''''' is a 1943 [[Twentieth Century-Fox]] [[musical film]] directed by [[John Brahm]] and starring [[Sonja Henie]] and [[Cesar Romero]]. It also features [[Woody Herman and His Orchestra]].<ref>{{cite news|title=NY Times review |work=New York Times |date=September 30, 1943 |accessdate=November 13, 2008 |quote= |url=http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9C01E2D8103CEE3BBC4850DFBF668388659EDE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110521100015/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9C01E2D8103CEE3BBC4850DFBF668388659EDE |archivedate=May 21, 2011 }}</ref>
'''''Wintertime''''' is a 1943 [[Twentieth Century-Fox]] [[musical film]] directed by [[John Brahm]] and starring [[Sonja Henie]] and [[Cesar Romero]]. It also features [[Woody Herman and His Orchestra]].<ref>{{cite news|title=NY Times review |work=New York Times |date=September 30, 1943 |accessdate=November 13, 2008 |quote= |url=http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9C01E2D8103CEE3BBC4850DFBF668388659EDE |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110521100015/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9C01E2D8103CEE3BBC4850DFBF668388659EDE |archivedate=May 21, 2011 }}</ref><ref>Wintertime
Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 10, Iss. 109, (Jan 1, 1943): 127. </ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==
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* [[Don Douglas]] as Jay Rogers
* [[Don Douglas]] as Jay Rogers
* Geary Steffen as Jimmy, Sonja's Skating Partner
* Geary Steffen as Jimmy, Sonja's Skating Partner
==Production==
In January 1943, [[William Goetz]], who was running 20th Century Fox in the absence of Darryl F Zanuck, announced the film would be made as part of a 13-picture slate.<ref>Thirteen Top Productions On the Fire at Twentieth: The Washington Post 12 Jan 1943: B6. </ref>


Cornel Wilde was cast in February 1943.<ref>Wilde Wins Cinema Lead
Los Angeles Times 26 Feb 1943: 9. </ref> The following month [[Carole Landis]] joined the cast.<ref>SCREEN AND STAGE: Hedda Hopper LOOKING AT HOLLYWOOD
Los Angeles Times 11 Mar 1943: 23. </ref> Filming started 8 March.<ref>' Constantinople' Will Be Made by Columbia -New York Times ]26 Feb 1943: 17. </ref>
==Songs==
==Songs==
* "[[I Like It Here]]"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sonjahenie.net/winter.htm|title=Wintertime at SonieHenie.net|accessdate=November 13, 2008}}</ref> ... (performed by Cesar Romero and Carole Landis)
* "[[I Like It Here]]"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sonjahenie.net/winter.htm|title=Wintertime at SonieHenie.net|accessdate=November 13, 2008}}</ref> ... (performed by Cesar Romero and Carole Landis)
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* "Dancing in the Dawn" ... (performed by Woody Herman and His Orchestra)
* "Dancing in the Dawn" ... (performed by Woody Herman and His Orchestra)
* "Later Tonight" ... (performed by Woody Herman and His Orchestra)
* "Later Tonight" ... (performed by Woody Herman and His Orchestra)
==Reception==

The ''New York Times'' said the film "not only lacks originality. It lacks humor, verve and color as well."<ref>THE SCREEN: 'Wintertime,' New Sonja Henie Skating Picture, With Jack Oakie and Cesar Romero, Makes Appearance at Roxy By BOSLEY CROWTHER. New York Times 30 Sep 1943: 27. </ref>
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==References==
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*[https://letterboxd.com/film/wintertime/ Wintertime] at Letterbox DVD

*[https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6baee9c5 Wintertime] at BFI
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For other uses, see Winter time (disambiguation), Winter (disambiguation), and Wintertide (disambiguation).

Wintertime
Directed byJohn Brahm
Written byE. Edwin Moran
Jack Jevne
Lynn Starling
Arthur Kober (story)
Produced byWilliam Le Baron
StarringSonja Henie
Jack Oakie
Cesar Romero
CinematographyJoseph MacDonald
Glen MacWilliams
Edited byLouis R. Loeffler
Music byLeo Robin
Nacio Herb Brown
Distributed byTwentieth Century-Fox
Release date
  • September 17, 1943 (1943-09-17)
Running time
82 min.
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1.1 million (US rentals)[1]
Advertising display for Wintertime at an Australian conference of theatre managers in 1944

Wintertime is a 1943 Twentieth Century-Fox musical film directed by John Brahm and starring Sonja Henie and Cesar Romero. It also features Woody Herman and His Orchestra.[2][3]

Plot

Norwegian millionaire Ostgaard (S.Z. Sakall) and his niece Nora (Sonja Henie) believe they will be staying at a posh resort in Canada, but it turns out owner Skip Hutton (Jack Oakie) and partner Freddy Austin (Cornel Wilde) are in debt and barely holding off foreclosure.

Nora schemes to get her uncle to invest in hotel improvements. She also falls for Freddy, although he's busy spending time with magazine photographer Marion Daly (Helene Reynolds), trying to gain publicity for the resort.

When more money is needed, Nora is offered a chance to skate in New York in a revue. But due to a legal technicality, she cannot enter the United States unless she is married to an American citizen, so handsome Brad Barton (Cesar Romero) gladly volunteers.

Cast

Production

In January 1943, William Goetz, who was running 20th Century Fox in the absence of Darryl F Zanuck, announced the film would be made as part of a 13-picture slate.[4]

Cornel Wilde was cast in February 1943.[5] The following month Carole Landis joined the cast.[6] Filming started 8 March.[7]

Songs

  • "I Like It Here"[8] ... (performed by Cesar Romero and Carole Landis)
  • "Jingle Bells" ... (performed by Woody Herman and His Orchestra)
  • "Wintertime" ... (performed by Woody Herman and His Orchestra)
  • "We Always Get Our Girl" ... (performed by Woody Herman and His Orchestra)
  • "Dancing in the Dawn" ... (performed by Woody Herman and His Orchestra)
  • "Later Tonight" ... (performed by Woody Herman and His Orchestra)

Reception

The New York Times said the film "not only lacks originality. It lacks humor, verve and color as well."[9]

References

  1. ^ "Top Grossers of the Season", Variety, 5 January 1944 p 54
  2. ^ "NY Times review". New York Times. September 30, 1943. Archived from the original on May 21, 2011. Retrieved November 13, 2008. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ Wintertime Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 10, Iss. 109, (Jan 1, 1943): 127.
  4. ^ Thirteen Top Productions On the Fire at Twentieth: The Washington Post 12 Jan 1943: B6.
  5. ^ Wilde Wins Cinema Lead Los Angeles Times 26 Feb 1943: 9.
  6. ^ SCREEN AND STAGE: Hedda Hopper LOOKING AT HOLLYWOOD Los Angeles Times 11 Mar 1943: 23.
  7. ^ ' Constantinople' Will Be Made by Columbia -New York Times ]26 Feb 1943: 17.
  8. ^ "Wintertime at SonieHenie.net". Retrieved November 13, 2008.
  9. ^ THE SCREEN: 'Wintertime,' New Sonja Henie Skating Picture, With Jack Oakie and Cesar Romero, Makes Appearance at Roxy By BOSLEY CROWTHER. New York Times 30 Sep 1943: 27.

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