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Two reporters, one reclusive scientist, and Sonja Henie ice skating through a noir-adjacent rom-com? Chaos.
TMDB
53
IMDb
60
Rotten Tomatoes
50
Audience Score
50

Everything Happens at Night (1939)

screwball energyArctic intrigue1939 charm

Overview

ComedyDrama

Two reporters compete to discover a scientist living in hiding and win his daughter.

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Standout Aspects

Acting

Milland and Cummings' rival chemistry

Production

Fake Norwegian village on Fox backlot

Costume

Henie's fur-trimmed everything

Best for:Date Night: Vintage charm with zero commitment·Solo: Depression-era comfort viewing·Background: Pretty people, pretty snow, minimal attention required
Irving Cummings

Director

Irving Cummings

ReleasedDec 22, 1939
Runtime1h 18m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitylow
Tonelight
Feellight
20th Century Fox

Top Cast

Sonja Henie

Sonja Henie

Louise Norden

Ray Milland

Ray Milland

Geoffrey Thompson

Robert Cummings

Robert Cummings

Ken Morgan

Leonid Kinskey

Leonid Kinskey

Groder

Alan Dinehart

Alan Dinehart

Fred Sherwood

Fritz Feld

Fritz Feld

Gendarme

Jody Gilbert

Jody Gilbert

Hilda

Victor Varconi

Victor Varconi

Cavas

George Davis

George Davis

Bellhop

William Edmunds

William Edmunds

Hotel Clerk

Paul Porcasi

Paul Porcasi

Bartender

Michael Visaroff

Michael Visaroff

Woodcutter

Christian Rub

Christian Rub

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Trivia

Henie demanded her skating sequences be shot in color, but Fox refused — she was already their most expensive star.

Cultural

Released months before WWII began, the film's 'hidden scientist' plot accidentally echoed real refugee academics fleeing Europe.

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