"Second Fiddle" (1939) is a beautiful ice skating musical, starring Sonja Henie, the Norwegian figure skater who won Olympic gold medals in 1928, 1932 and 1936.
Sonja Henie is charming and sweet as a schoolteacher who becomes a Hollywood star. Tyrone Power is her clever and energetic studio publicist, who secretly falls in love with her, while promoting her phony public romance with Roger Maxwell (played by Rudy Vallee), another studio star.
There are some beautiful figure skating scenes. In one scene, Sonja Henie skates gracefully in an elegant arena, dressed in a glittering skating costume. Later, she skates on a frozen lake, which reflects the shadows of winter tree branches. On the frozen lake, she skates a wonderful routine, with many spins, jumps and point footwork, in a lovely white skating dress.
This is an excellent movie, with beautiful figure skating, great music and songs, and a fun storyline. I hope a DVD is released soon.
Sonja Henie is charming and sweet as a schoolteacher who becomes a Hollywood star. Tyrone Power is her clever and energetic studio publicist, who secretly falls in love with her, while promoting her phony public romance with Roger Maxwell (played by Rudy Vallee), another studio star.
There are some beautiful figure skating scenes. In one scene, Sonja Henie skates gracefully in an elegant arena, dressed in a glittering skating costume. Later, she skates on a frozen lake, which reflects the shadows of winter tree branches. On the frozen lake, she skates a wonderful routine, with many spins, jumps and point footwork, in a lovely white skating dress.
This is an excellent movie, with beautiful figure skating, great music and songs, and a fun storyline. I hope a DVD is released soon.