On a spring evening in Norway, cafe owner Hilda, attempting to revive her business, has booked an American jazz orchestra led by Hoke Curtis, who has arranged a marathon dance contest. Jennie, whose brother Nels is in trouble for gambling with bank funds, enters the contest with her brother so as to cover the shortage, though against the wishes of her sweetheart, Chris. After 84 hours, she is near hysteria and exhaustion when the police arrive in search of Nels, prompted by Alberto, an Italian aviator who seeks Jennie’s favor. She helps him escape and is imprisoned for aiding him, and Chris, misunderstanding, leaves for a mining camp. After being released, Jennie offers herself as a lottery bride. Her ticket is purchased by Chris, but he gives it to Olaf, his older brother. She takes up residence with them, pending marriage, and Chris goes with Alberto on a dirigible expedition to the Arctic Circle. The dirigible is wrecked by a storm, but Jennie organizes a rescue party, and, with the misunderstanding cleared up, Jennie and Chris are reunited. More on Wikipedia or Mubi
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