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It's a Pleasure

  • 1945
  • Approved
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
194
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Sonja Henie in It's a Pleasure (1945)
ComedyDramaMusical

Don Martin is a star hockey player with the Wildcats until he is barred from Hockey for hitting a referee. Through the actions of Chris, Don is able to get a job with Buzz Fletcher's ice-sho... Read allDon Martin is a star hockey player with the Wildcats until he is barred from Hockey for hitting a referee. Through the actions of Chris, Don is able to get a job with Buzz Fletcher's ice-show as the novelty act. Chris trains with Don and he is a success, and they marry. But Gale ... Read allDon Martin is a star hockey player with the Wildcats until he is barred from Hockey for hitting a referee. Through the actions of Chris, Don is able to get a job with Buzz Fletcher's ice-show as the novelty act. Chris trains with Don and he is a success, and they marry. But Gale is also interested in Don and when Don has a chance to leave and join Jack's premiere show... Read all

  • Director
    • William A. Seiter
  • Writers
    • Lynn Starling
    • Elliot Paul
  • Stars
    • Sonja Henie
    • Michael O'Shea
    • Marie McDonald
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.9/10
    194
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • William A. Seiter
    • Writers
      • Lynn Starling
      • Elliot Paul
    • Stars
      • Sonja Henie
      • Michael O'Shea
      • Marie McDonald
    • 10User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    Sonja Henie in It's a Pleasure (1945)
    Sonja Henie, Louise Allen, Pamela Ewing, Marilyn Frasche, Clarice Evans, Carol Brinckman, and Lorraine Brinckman in It's a Pleasure (1945)
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    It's a Pleasure (1945)
    Sonja Henie and Michael O'Shea in It's a Pleasure (1945)
    Sonja Henie, Bill Johnson, Marie McDonald, and Michael O'Shea in It's a Pleasure (1945)

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    Sonja Henie
    Sonja Henie
    • Chris Linden
    Michael O'Shea
    Michael O'Shea
    • Don Martin
    Marie McDonald
    Marie McDonald
    • Gale Fletcher
    Bill Johnson
    Bill Johnson
    • Buzz 'Buzzard' Fletcher
    Gus Schilling
    Gus Schilling
    • Bill Evans
    Iris Adrian
    Iris Adrian
    • Wilma
    Cheryl Walker
    Cheryl Walker
    • Loni
    Peggy O'Neill
    • Cricket
    Arthur Loft
    Arthur Loft
    • Jack Weimar
    Donald Kerr
    • Hoofer
    • (scenes deleted)
    Nelson Leigh
    Nelson Leigh
    • Waiter
    • (scenes deleted)
    Alphonse Martell
    Alphonse Martell
    • Maitre d'
    • (scenes deleted)
    Louise Allen
    • Skater
    • (uncredited)
    Nils Althin
    • Hockey Player
    • (uncredited)
    Shelby Bacon
    • Boy at Hockey Game
    • (uncredited)
    Steve Barclay
    Steve Barclay
    • Man at Weinie Bake
    • (uncredited)
    Brooks Benedict
    Brooks Benedict
    • Trooper
    • (uncredited)
    John Benson
    John Benson
    • Trooper
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • William A. Seiter
    • Writers
      • Lynn Starling
      • Elliot Paul
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    • Trivia
      David Janssen's (overall, although uncredited) film debut.
    • Connections
      Featured in Hooray for Hollywood (1982)
    • Soundtracks
      Romance
      Music by Walter Donaldson

      Lyrics by Edgar Leslie

      Sung by a chorus at the end

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    4/10
    Watchable....and occasionally good.
    Don (Michael O'Shea--Virginia Mayo's husband in real life) stars as an obnoxious hockey player who gets himself banned from the sport due to fighting and slugging a ref. He also is a heavy drinker and quite cocky--even following the ban. However, he lands on his feet after this and gets a job with a traveling ice show. Inexplicably, despite having NOTHING any sane woman would want, the star of the show (Sonja Henie) is in love with him and eventually they marry. For a while, he stays off the booze and makes something of himself. However, for some reason, a woman with the show (Marie McDonald) is determined to wreck the marriage and get him back on the bottle. What is poor Sonja to do?

    For me, this film was pleasant enough BUT suffered from one serious problem--Don was just too unlikable and selfish. After a while, his wife's insistence on sticking with him felt less noble and more like an episode of "Maury" or "The Jerry Springer Show"! Had they softened Don's jerky personality and behavior a bit more, then it might have worked a lot better. For example, if he was just a drunk but a nice guy underneath it all, you might have understood his wife's defending him....a bit. As it was, it was just too difficult to care about him. Because of this the film loses a few points. Additionally, while Henie's ice skating was very popular in films of the day, today watching her in one musical skating number after another got to be pretty dull. The only thing I particularly liked about the film was watching the hockey game early in the film. Seeing hockey the way they played it in the 1940s was pretty interesting--especially with goalies who wore no face protection!! Not a terrible film but one that is, at best, a time-passer.

    By the way, when the stars agree to marry, listen to the weird dialog that makes wife beating sound as healthy and natural as can be! Yikes!
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    • Dec 8, 2012

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    • Release date
      • March 3, 1945 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Rausch der Farben
    • Production company
      • International Pictures (I)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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