But its future cutting edge filmmakers the festival is hoping to attract. Almost 80 years later, a new generation of skiers are drawn to sun valley by the same attributes that first made it. The musical numbers were recorded in multidirectional. Child actor gary gray made his screen debut in the film, as did millers popular singing group the. Sun valley atelier studio serenade is a holiday home with a sauna, located in sun valley. Sun valley film festival honors clint eastwood, finders. On film the complete miller soundtracks of sun valley. Zanuck had come up with the idea for the film while on holiday. Sun valley serenade was filmed in march 1941, by darryl zanuck, on. In spite of the fact he has a fiancee, she is undaunted and lies, stalkes and manipulates herself into his life. Bus stop, starring marilyn monroe, was filmed there in 1956 and pale rider, starring clint eastwood, is one of the more recent productions in 1985. Since 1936 americas first destination ski resort has captivated the imaginations of ski bums, big city refugees, and lifelong residents who refuse to leave due to its uncrowded slopes, leg burning fall line pitches, and stellar guest service. Sun valley quickly became a popular location for movie production.
Moonlight serenade,i know you,daserenata a vallechiaras. Written by mack gordon and harry warren, it garnered an oscar nomination for best song though it lost to the last time i saw paris from lady be good 1941, and became. For a few more things you probably didnt know about sun valley check this out. With sonja henie, john payne, glenn miller, milton berle. The movie starred john payne, sonja henie, glenn miller and milton berle. Sun valley serenade was also influential in unsuspected ways. Oct 09, 2012 scenes from the 1941 musical sun valley serenade with sonja henie were filmed at the roundhouse on bald mountain, which is accessible yearround by a spectacularly scenic gondola ride. To be fair, the story is not important, but is the framework to showcase. In 1964 union pacific sold the sun valley resort to the janss corporation. The following is a partial list of movies that have been shot here and other parts of idaho, as well as a few television specials and shows.
Sun valley owes a debt of gratitude to the movie sun valley serenade for cementing its reputation as more than a place to find great powder. Some distance away was sun valley lodge set at the base of mt baldy, where the skiing was filmed for the movie. Sun valley resort celebrates its 80th birthday idaho. Renamed the sun valley inn, it was inspired by the movie set for i met him in paris, filmed near the resort in 1937. Spencer tracy starred in northwest passage, which was filmed just a few miles from the valley. Milton berle in sun valley serenade 1941 glenn miller at an event for sun valley serenade 1941 sonja henie and john payne in sun valley serenade 1941 john payne in.
Eastwood to be honored, idaho films featured at sun valley. Sonja henie does most of the figure skating herself, but standins were used for the skiing scenes. Sun valley, idaho, usa 3 of 3 found this interesting interesting. Stars john payne and sonja henie in sun valley serenade, 1941. Chattanooga choo choo glenn miller orchestra from the. Sun valley serenade was the movie that introduced the song chattanooga choochoo, which went on to become the first record to be certified gold, with sales of 1. He notes that the musical film sun valley serenade starring glenn miller, sonja henie and john payne was filmed at the resort in 1941. Sun valley was featured and promoted in the 1941 movie sun valley serenade, starring sonja henie, john payne, milton berle, and bandleader glenn miller. After all, this is where americas destination ski experience began. It was a tradition in sun valley to show the film in the small town every friday afternoon in a small movie theatre next to the skating rink. I like the sun valley setting as the snowy skiing scenes and the ice skating finale were spectacular to see. Sun valley serenade is the first of the only two movies featuring the glenn miller orchestra the other is orchestra wives.
It even took a starring role in the lightweight 1941 comedy, sun valley serenade, which featured ice skating star, sonja henie. Directed by 1 writing credits 7 cast 83 produced by 2 music by 2 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1 art direction by 2 set decoration by 1 costume design by 1 makeup department 1 production management 2. The nicholas brothers and dorothy dandridge sun valley serenade. Sun valley atelier studio serenade, sun valley updated. It would be enough to stay in sun valleys storied lodge, built by the famed architect gilbert stanley underwood. After 81 years in the industry, sun valley attributes its.
The plot is fastmoving, and the skiing and figureskating scenes, filmed on location at sun valley, idaho, are beautifully done. The management at fox was so impressed with miller and satisfied with sun valley. Passed 1h 26min comedy, musical, romance 29 august 1941 usa. Sun valley serenade american music research center university. You can play tennis at the property, and the area is popular for golfing. Besides chattanooga choo choo, other glenn miller tunes in the film are moonlight serenade, it happened in sun valley, i know why.
It happened in sun valley is a 1941 song composed by harry warren and with lyrics by mack gordon. Bruce humberstone director sonja henie karen benson john payne ted scott. It started a craze for embroidered ski sweaters, as worn by john payne and several of the bandsmen. I can think of little miss sunshine, under the tuscan sun, a raisin in the sun, the sun also rises, sun valley serenade, eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, empire of the sun, a place in the. The miller band closed their lengthy engagement at the cafe rouge the day after this session and then traveled a few blocks uptown for another.
This movie plays nonstop on the sun valley channel in the lodge, condominiums and at the inn. Complete your glenn miller and his orchestra collection. The film is about a band that arrives at the idaho ski resort in sun valley. The resort is a movie star sun valley serenade, a 1941 movie starring sonja. It was recorded and featured by glenn miller and his orchestra in the movie sun valley serenade. These days, the film plays on a continuous loop at the historic fivestar sun valley lodge, which has been the centrepiece of resort life since 1936.
Almost 80 years later, a new generation of skiers are drawn to sun valley by the same attributes that first made it famous in the 1930s. Also, ski film producer warren miller, while in his early twenties wintered in sun valley from 194649, first living in a trailer with his best friend in the river run parking lot. Sun valley serenade was filmed in march 1941, by darryl. I added the original stereo movie sound track to it. Forget the slim storyline which has payne, on tour as band manager with the glenn miller orchestra, signing up as a. Glenn miller and his orchestra sun valley serenade discogs. Released september 26th, 2005, sun valley serenade stars sonja henie, john payne, glenn miller, milton berle the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 26 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Sun valley serenade 1941 official trailer, organic.
For a while sun valley lodge was a world class restaurant and hotel. With an expansive network of hiking and biking trails, an unrivaled arts and culture scene for a town its size as well as some of the best and most surprising dining and shopping of. One of the most famous of the 22 movies made at the resort is sun valley serenade in 1941, starring sonja henie and glenn miller. Sun valley resort celebrates its 80th birthday wednesday. Sun valley serenade 1941 with original stereo movie sound 5k. Skating star sonja henie and the glenn miller orchestra share the spotlight in sun valley serenade.
When phil coreys band arrives at the idaho ski resort its pianist ted scott is smitten with a norwegian refugee he has sponsored, karen benson. Glenn miller in the mood sun valley serenade 1941 hq. And the magic lives on in the sun valley lodge and the former challenger inn, both recently restored and endowed with the plush amenities of the 21st century. After 81 years in the industry, sun valley attributes its success to not straying from tradition. It was groundbreaking for its time, with how they filmed the actors and the actual skiers themselves on location. Also, there have been many movies filmed in the sun valley area, including such classics as.
Sun valley transfer local and future gold medalist gretchen fraser was the skiing standin for henie. Serenade that he was signed for a second film, orchestra wives, which. Overall, i liked sun valley serenade better than orchestra wives. In the green field that separated the house on the lake from the sun valley lodge sprawled a white tent that held an audience of 700. In 1941, the movie sun valley serenade starring sonja henie, john payne, and bandleader glenn miller was filmed there. Sun valley, idaho wine, food and lodging in sun valley. The song itself would end up in the next miller film, because sun valley serenade proved to be so popular, that fox immediately put another glenn miller vehicle before the camera, this one entitled orchestra wives. Eastwood to be honored, idaho films featured at sun valley film festival. Sun valley serenade 1941, directed by h bruce humberstone film. The film features the superb dancing of the nicholas brothers and famous songs such as chattanooga choochoo, i know why and so do you.
About sun valley it doesnt get more iconic than sun valley. As one of the very few american films reportedly released in the soviet union during and after the war, the miller music was appreciated and copied by russian jazz musicians, starved for modern swing sounds. Miller was the most popular musician of his day, and hollywood exploited his success by building a couple of thin stories around performances by his band in sun valley serenade and orchestra wives. Dec 19, 2016 sun valley resort celebrates its 80th birthday wednesday. The musical film sun valley serenade, 1941, was filmed in and around sun valley. Scenes from the 1941 musical sun valley serenade with sonja henie were filmed at the roundhouse on bald mountain, which is accessible yearround by a.
Sun valley resort celebrates its 80th birthday idaho statesman. While in town, its always fun to see one or two of these gems, particularly sun valley serenade, which plays at 5 p. Glenn miller movie in stereo sun valley serenade youtube. Heres the classic glenn miller movie, now in hd 5k quality. Orchestra wives was a bit more serious than the light and airy sun valley serenade. Sun valley serenade was filmed in march 1941, by darryl zanuck, on spring snow in sun valley, idaho. Sun valley serenade came out in 1941, and stars sonja henie and john payne. I met him in paris 1937 starring claudett colbert sun valley serenade 1939 starring sonja henie. It was a tradition in sun valley to show the film in the small town every friday afternoon in a. Henie plays a norwegian refugee adopted by band pianist john payne, who mistakenly thought that the fullgrown miss henie was a 10yearold little girl. Paynes girlfriend, lynn bari, is a soloist with the miller band, and also a violently jealous sort. Today, sun valleys 2,000 acres of skiing across bald and dollar mountains, complement a bevy of year round on and offmountain adventures for the whole family.
After dinner in town, i returned late to the home on the lake. Other hits from the nations most popular big band included in the mood, sunrise serenade, tuxedo junction, and perfidia. Titled in honor of glenns upcoming sun valley serenade film, sun valley jump was rerecorded for the soundtrack, but ironically, not to be heard on screen. Millers first millionselling recording, his own composition, was moonlight serenade 1939. Too old to be drafted, he begged and prodded the military. The film became a hollywood hit and served as a recruiting effort for the elite ski corps of the 10th mountain division stationed at camp hale in colorado. How to select the right information to engage a reader. Sun valley serenadeorchestra wives original soundtrack. Sun valley transfer local and future gold medalist gretchen fraser was the.
Zanuck had come up with the idea for the film while on holiday there. Its 1942 followup, orchestra wives, moved miller from featured. In this film, sonja henie plays a norwegian refugee adopted by band pianist john payne, who mistakenly thought that the fullgrown henie was a 10yearold. Original soundtrack recordings of sun valley serenade and. Sun valley serenade 1941 is the story of a young refugee from norway, played by sonja henie, who sets her sights on her sponser, played by john payne. Sun valley became famous for the many movie stars that visited it. If you have seen the films sun valley serenade and orchestra wives and enjoyed the musical numbers as they were performed on screen then this cd will please you for sure. A pianist john payne falls for a norwegian refugee sonja henie at the idaho ski resort. Jan 19, 2010 glenn miller it happened in sun valley sun valley serenade 1941 hq duration. Here are four quirky bits of history about the resort. Filming locations 4 production dates 1 filming locations. The girlchasesboy movie, sun valley serenade, was filmed there and created even more hype, featuring the famous at the time glenn miller orchestra.
Sun valley serenade was actually filmed in sun valley itself in idaho in america. Other articles where sun valley serenade is discussed. Mar 14, 2016 legendary bandleader glenn miller only made two film appearances as an actor. Jan 09, 2015 sun valley serenade was also influential in unsuspected ways. A raisin in the sun, the sun also rises, sun valley serenade, eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, empire of the sun, a. Sun valley serenade was sonja henies first film since everything happened at night, released by twentieth centuryfox in 1939, and also marked glenn millers first film as an actor, although he had appeared as himself in earlier pictures. The band appeared in two movies, sun valley serenade and orchestra wives. Sun valley serenade is a 1941 musical film starring sonja henie, john payne, glenn miller, milton berle, and lynn bari. The 1941 hollywood ski film sun valley serenade, filmed at the lodge, plays on a loop on the hotels televisions, and the hallways feature hundreds of shots of sun valleys celebrity visitors, from lucille ball to oprah. Glenn miller and his orchestra released the song as an rca bluebird 78 rpm single, b11263a, in 1941 as a tiein with the movie, which. Sun valleys 2nd season was celebrated by opening the challenger inn in 1937.
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